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62nd Year Vol. 62, No. 4

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MERICAN BUILDER

CONTENTS FOR APRIL, 1940

Front Cover Home, Photographed by F. S. Lincoln... |
Architect, Arthur E. Allen; Builder, George Melios (Plans and Details, Page 74)

Publisher's Page—For Increased Building sitdisaetnlnd

Samuel O. Dunn ..... 57
Editorial—No Dictatorship | on n Long OS 59
We Draw Economies Into Our Plans—by Arthur E. Allen... 60
More Quality Homes for the Money Is Long Island Objective
Sa senate lliamlateainanisined ssepates Aa
Buyers Respond to the Unusual in Home Fittings—by

bavid Sonne I ss eseiinei taeda atliblaichieciicuicinean pallies 62
Eye Appeal and Sex Appeal items Help L.!. Builders Sell Homes
FHA and Facts about Long Island Home Building Standards......... 64

Home Design Section with 8 Pages in Full Color and Map Show-
ing Location of 250 sehen Long Island nineanue with

List of Builders 65-95
Long Island First Impressions
Mott's Quality Specifications
Mott Long Island Interiors
America's Largest Home Builders—Gross-Morton
Levitt's Luxury Details
Front Cover Long Island Home
Full Color Style Guide for New Homes
250 Largest Long Island Developments
Large Norgate-at-Roslyn Homesites Attract
Betsy Ross Girls Help Sell Homes at New Salem
100 Cottages Sold on 100 by 100 Foot Plots by Rorech

Priceless Extras’ at Chester Hill
McGowan $25-a-Month House Has 27 by 28 Foot Basic Plan
New Features in Evanston, Ill., Apartment 96
Designing Schools for Economy and Low Upkeep 99
How to Build Low Cost Service Stations... 100
2-Flats Are Easily Brought Up-to-Date at Moderate Cost ..102
Shop Modernizations Pay Dividends... ..103
Building Combines 5-Room Apartment and Small Store. ... 104
Finding Length of Common Rafters—by Gilbert Townsend 106
This Third Article on the Steel Square Explains Rafter Tables
ae wd s Corner—Fences for Privacy and Decoration 108
Pretabricated Steel Panel System for Industrial Buildings 110
New Products Department tt
News of the Month 120
Letters from Readers. ; 158
The 1940 Building Directory 163
Classified Directory and Buyers’ Guide; Trade Name Index
TruCost Department... 167
New Information—Catalogs Offered 186
Index to Advertisers 195

BERNARD L. JOHNSON

JOSEPH B. MASON Editor

Eastern Editor
R. E. SANGSTER

Managing Editor
DOLA PARR L. E. ARENT

Associate Editor Art Editor

Advertiaes: W. F. COLEMAN, L. B. CONAWAY, i 7 CRANE, J. C. JONES,
E. J. REICH, GORDON SIMPSON, D. W. SMITH, C. J. WAGEMAN

Field Staff: L. 0. ANDERSON, V. L. ANDERSON, : L. CONLEY, C. R. W.
EDGCUMBE, J. E. FREE, CHARLES R. HARTUNG, DICK WHITTINGTON

JOE SANDERS
Marketing Editor
LYMAN M. FORBES

ROBERT H. MORRIS Rescncch Editar

Business Manager

American Builder, April 1940.

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BU BLIS R l

For Increased Building Employment

new book on ‘‘Housing’’ by Dr. E. E.

Wood published by the Federal Works
Agency, Washington, D. C., presents a
chapter entitled, ‘‘Housing Shortage in
1938 and Probable Needs to 1950.”’ It con-
cludes that a total of 13,279,000 family
dwelling units should be built during this
present decade if the nation is to keep pace
with population growth plus new housing
demand arising from demolition and ob-
solescence.

This is probably the largest figure yet
offered, based on authoritative studies,
gauging the size of today’s potential home
building program. One million three
hundred thousand new home units AN-
NUALLY for the next ten years is about
three times the number of new home units
built last year.

HE need was present last year, and
continues to face the building in-
dustry today.

Funds for building these needed homes
are ready, and are available at the lowest
rates and most favorable terms in this
nation’s history.

Materials and equipment for these build-
ings are on hand, with industry tooled to
supply all additional needs.

Building labor is ready waiting to be
employed; in fact, the thousands of unem-
ployed and only - part-time employed
building trades workers are perhaps the
country’s biggest obstacle to economic
recovery.

The need, the money, the materials and
the men are all present. They call for a
tremendous home construction program.
Yet building scarcely moves forward. The
early months of 1940 are just about holding
their own with 1939, to say nothing of the
300 per cent increase pictured by Dr. Wood
and other survey authorities.

HAT is the “‘precious ingredient” in
this situation that is lacking?

Well, it is probably confidence. The
man who must risk the investment in a
new home for himself and family or in a
group of houses or an apartment for rent
can not be assured today that his risk
would be justified. He finds that building

costs are too high as compared with other
costs, especially rents, and as compared
with average incomes. He finds that prop-
erty owners are menaced by increasing
taxes, and by the competition of tax-
exempt and tax-supported government
housing.

Labor ‘“‘trouble’’ and labor restrictions
that add to building costs are destruc-
tive to his confidence and so retard this
much needed home building program; and
responsible labor leaders might well give
thought to sponsoring more actively some
broad policies that would put Labor solidly
behind the present drive for more and bet-
ter low cost homes and for fairer taxes on
them.

As a suggestion for such policies, why
not take these eleven points, established
twenty years ago by Judge K. M. Landis
in Chicago when he adjudicated a critical
building trades deadlock:

1. Peaceful adjustment of labor disputes by
arbitration.

. No stoppage of work either individually or
collectively under penalties prescribed.

. Any journeyman may use in his work the
tools of any other trade.

. Shift work will be paid at the regular rate.

- Contractors not affiliated with associa-
tions may avail themselves of all benefits
by joining association.

- There shall be no restriction of output.

- There shall be no restriction as to the use
of machinery, methods or appliances.

8. There shall be no restriction against any
raw material or manufactured material
except prison made.

9. Employers may employ or discharge
whomsoever they please and employees
may work for whomsoever they see fit.

10. The foreman is to be exclusively the agent
of the owner.

11. Nothing shall prohibit an employer or one
member of the firm from working on his
own job.

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Increased confidence among small in-
vestors, increased volume of home build-
ing, increased and steadied building trades
employment, increased prosperity and
benefits for all would certainly result if
these ‘‘Landis Award”’ principles could be
generally adopted.

Sir O. Onur

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American Builder, April 1940.

THAT COOL SPRING NIGHT

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EXCLUSIVE with ‘Incor’, the FIRST high early
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better cement makes better concrete.

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USE ‘INCOR’ 24-HOUR CEMENT

PRING is fickle... temperatures drop suddenly, exposing con-
crete to freezing risk. Save time, money, worry. Use ‘Incor’
24-Hour Cement . . . heat mixing water . . . protect the concret¢
promptly after placing. ‘Incor’ hardens and cures 5 times as fast—is
safe from freezing that much sooner. For 24-hour service strength,
supply enough heat to maintain curing temperature at 60° to 70°.
This better quality 24-Hour Portland cement means better con-
crete, too. Tidewater Construction Corporation used ‘Incor’ onthe
new 13-span Lafayette River Bridge at 26th Street, Norfolk, V#-
Working straight through the Winter, ‘Incor’ cut heating costs,
speeded completion, reduced job overhead. And they didn’t haveto
touch the under-side of the arches—because of ‘Incor’s workability.

Dependable high early strength plus long-time durability-
proved by ‘Incor’s 13-year service record. Use ‘Incor’*—you'll be
money ahead if you do. Write for copy of booklet entitled
“Cutting Concrete Costs.” Lone Star Cement Corporation, 342
Madison Avenue, New York. *Reg. U. S. Pat. Of.

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AMERICAN BUILDER

AND BUILDING ACE

No DICTATORSHIP on Long Island

few of the restraints, restrictions and labor
dictatorships that plague many metropolitan areas
have been allowed to obtain a strangle hold there.

Long Island is one of the fastest growing home com-
munities in the world because its builders are giving home
buyers good houses at low prices. They are able to do so
because they have strenuously resisted anything that tends
unduly to increase home costs. Such a condition doesn't
“just happen.” It is the result of a constant battle on the
part of vigorous and experienced building organizations
that fully realize that the only way the home building
industry can prosper is to keep constantly giving the
public a higher value house at a lower price.

Take the matter of labor and unionization. Long Island
builders pay their workmen well—higher than average.
But they have strenuously resisted unionization because
they object to the restrictions on output and other union
regulations that would reduce efficiency. They say that
unionization would raise the selling price of the average
Long Island house 30 per cent. It is not an increase in
hourly wages that would do this, they say, but such possi-
bilities as the 30-hour week, limitation of- output, rules
against use of power equipment and other union red tape.
restrictions, regulations and discriminations.

Most Long Island builders feel that they had a good
object lesson in what happened to one of their prominent
operators when he opened a new development in highly
unionized Westchester County. This builder—one of the
smartest and most efficient operators on the Island—
started a 100 per cent union job in Westchester. He built
100 houses—and abruptly quit. He ran into so many
obstacles, he said it wasn’t worth the trouble. An identical
house that he built on Long Island to sell for $8,500 had to
bring $11,500 in Westchester. He got out, and that com-
munity and its workers and its business men lost an
opportunity to have hundreds of new homes.

New Ideas Catch on Quickly

Other factors contribute to favorable home ownership
conditions on Long Island. Taxes are reasonable. Build-
ing codes, while strict enough to protect the home owner.
do not unduly interfere with the use of new and improved
Products and materials and methods. Competition is keen
‘nough all along the line to satisfy the most ardent expon-
‘nt of free and unrestricted competition as a factor in
bringing about lower prices. Most material men, in fact,
will claim that it is carried a bit too far.

Hie building flourishes on Long Island because

Operative builders on Long Island have one of the
largest, most prosperous metropolitan populations in the
world to draw from. Their prospects are as typical as a
cross section of the United States. Credit must be given
them for their willingness to accept new ideas and their
quickness to adapt them to the job of producing and sell-
ing better homes at lower cost.

Care must be taken in generalizing about Long Island
builders. There are those who specialize in low-priced
homes for the mass market in the more heavily built-up
areas. There are an equal number who build better look-
ing houses farther out in beautiful wooded surroundings.
There is a vast volume of low cost row house construc-
tion, but also some of the finest “small estate’’ home build-
ing in the world is on this 118-mile island. Contrary to
general opinion, building is not concentrated in the hands
of a few big operators but is spread out among a large
number—probably 1,000 or more.

As a perusal of this special Long Island issue of Amer-
ican Builder will show, most of the successful builders
there in any price class are men of sound training, long
experience and ability. A surprising number are the sons
and grandsons of builders. A dozen of the most spectacu-
larly successful home developments involving many hun-
dreds of homes are being run by intelligent college-
trained young men. They have set high standards of con-
struction, have employed the most competent architects
and land planning experts. They are putting attractively
styled houses on large plots of ground—frequently a
third and half acre.

Smart Merchandisers Also

From the first inception of FHA, Long Island builders
have been quick to appreciate its possibilities. They have
eliminated the excessive financing charges that to this
day are maintained by many lending institutions in other
parts of the country. They have obtained an interest rate
of only 4%4 per cent—probably the lowest in the country.

Coupled with all of the above, Long Island builders
have realized that it takes smart merchandising to sell
homes. They have not been afraid to install those “‘extras”’
in items of equipment and materials that catch the pros-
pect’s eye. The result is that Long Island homes are color-
ful, well equipped and salable. All of which adds up to the
fact that home building flourishes where a determined
effort is made to keep it free of restraints and where the
builder consistently gives the buyer more quality house
for his money.

ARCHITECT ARTHUR E. ALLEN

by building codes, FHA construction standards, and

various mortgage requirements, he is besieged by
competition and faces the problem of giving the home
buyer more quality house for his money, or else—

‘Blame the architect” has become a favorite indoor
sport for the builder, and justifiably so. In the good old
days when builders could concoct homemade plans out of
a book and build and sell rows of undistinguished boxes,
they regarded architecture in the way a bachelor consid-
ered a wife—an expensive luxury.

But lately it has been discovered that expert planning
can result in more house value, cheaper to erect, and the
architect is recognized as being worth his salt. For the
architect now shows the builder how to save legitimately
on material and labor costs and still create more livable
and comfortable space in a home than his competitors can
produce.

The man in the street may look at the green shutters of
a Cape Cod bungalow and exclaim: “Charming architec-
ture!” The experienced builder on the other hand can
balance himself on the floor beams of a house being

Te 1940 home builder is on the spot. Hemmed in

We Draw Economies
into Our PLANS

More Quality Homes for the
Money Is Long Island Objective

By Arthur E. Allen, R.A., A.1.A.

EDITOR'S NOTE—Arthur E. Allen, not yet 40
years of age, has designed more private dwellings
than probably any other architect in this country. He
has been responsible for the planning of more than
22,000 homes that have been built and sold in the
Long Island suburban section of New York. Homes
built from Allen plans would house the entire city
of Mobile, Ala., Topeka, Kans., or Portland, Me.,
figuring less than 4 members per family.

Last year Mr. Allen filed 2,420 individual plans for
small houses. He specializes in architecture for the
large scale speculative home builder and keeps in
close touch with home buying trends. His office in
Jamaica is in the heart of the “fastest growing island”
in the country.

framed and pronounce it: ‘Cleverly planned.”’ Why?
Because exterior design is comparatively unimportant in
the cost of a house. The layout of rooms, to render a
maximum of the cubic content usable and attractive,
holds the secret of cost. It is just about as cheap to dress
up an exterior in half-timber stucco English style as it is
to create a simple frame Colonial facade. All-brick or
half stone may run slightly higher in most localities, but
their use often can be justified by popular preference.

The first place to start saving in the plan and construc-
tion of the small house is in excavation and foundation.
The most economical plan of construction is naturally a
rectangular or square house with no breaks in its perim-
eter. This becomes apparent immediately in foundation
work. For example, a small house measuring about 20
feet wide and 30 feet deep will have a perimeter of 100
feet and cover a total area of 600 square feet. If one cor-
ner of this house is to be left unexcavated for a set back
of about 5x5 feet, the perimeter of the foundation work
will still be 100 feet and yet the house will be smaller by
25 square feet.

Floor Beams Control Room Size

The next point in which careful planning can save dol- —
lars and cents in materials and labor is in floor beams.
Arbitrary room sizes necessarily entail a considerable
waste of material and labor time in cutting down floor
beams from their standard multiples of 2 feet. When
beams can be purchased in lengths of 8, 10, 12, 14 feet,
etc., it is more expedient to plan a room width of 134” in
the rough, for instance, than to plan it 13 feet wide oF
124 feet or 12. Since a bearing of 4 inches is required on
each end of a floor beam, a standard length of 14 feet
can be used without cutting beams down and a room width
of 13’ 4” can be obtained. If a room is planned to bé

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Builders Tell the World

FIRST you need a good product; then you
have to tell the world about it. How can you
do this best? Long Island builders say that
smartly designed, well located signs are the

answer.

Like any other job, designing and making
signs is the job of a specialist. Several of the
signs of one such firm—Cameo Sign Service

of Brooklyn, N. Y., are shown on page below.

Naturally, the character of a sign must be
determined by the character of the develop-
ment or the people desired as customers. The
Trump Homes advertisement below is one of
Cameo's masterpieces, tying in with the New
York World's Fair and appealing to buyers in

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peal or just smart merchandising, Long Island

builders never miss a trick. They not only give
the buyer more QUALITY house for the money, but
throw in a host of specialty equipment and lighter
luxury items that make the housewife’s life more gay
and exciting.

A direct about-face in sales philosophy has been made
by the top-flight, successful speculative builders on Long
Island. From the theory of -giving the buyer as little
as possible in the way of extras, he has swung to the
practice of dressing up his house with almost every-
thing that has tempted the public in magazine advertise-
ments in recent years. In doing this the builder has
discovered that even though in some cases additional
equipment dictates a slightly higher price, he can sell
his house faster than his competitor and build more
of them.

They're Romance Bound

A package—the window dressing—a dash of show-
manship—are factors that sell houses as readily as motor

cars are sold by their chromium accents, streamlining. -

cigar lighters, radios, heaters and bright paint colors.
or the average family is romance-bound when looking
for a new home. Flowers in window boxes, mirrors in
baths and dressing rooms, cheerful wall papers, mean
more to the average prospective home buyer than such
substantial details as three coats of plaster, poured con-
crete foundations and steel lally columns, all of which
happen to be more or less standard under our building
codes and mortgage requirements.

Many a good builder still feels that honest construc-
tion marks the limits of his jurisdiction. He feels that

*Chi-Chi (pronounced Chee-Chee)—popular fashion term for things that
are super-chic or dressed up.

THE breakfast bar in this Gross-Morton home separates kitchen
and dining nook—and do the girls like it! At night hubby finds
the bar convenient for the serving of liquid refreshments.

BUYERS RESPOND
to the Unusual in
Home Fittings

sensible buyers will appreciate being left free to select
their own extras according to individual preferences.
Automobile builders felt that way about self-starters
around 1912 and 1913, when headlights were extra.
and so were bumpers and tops and even tires. The home
builder in this frame of mind calls his competitor’s trim-
mings “gadgets” and he can’t understand why his own
houses will not sell as fast.

However, “gadget” proves to be a misnomer. In a
floodtide demand for modern conveniences, the public
will not be damned. A crystallization of popular prefer-
ence for oil burners has prompted Green Park Estates,
for example, to include them in the purchase price of
850 homes being built. The younger generation’s love
of shower baths has guided the Gross-Morton Corpora-
tion in providing sliding glass panels in front of bath-
tubs in cases where separate glass-enclosed stalls are not
expedient. Such items of equipment are not gadgets.
They are salesmen—veritable robots—they speak for
themselves.

Enter the “Hollywood Bath"

The colored tile bath with harmoniously colored fix-
tures is standard today through almost every price class
on Long Island. It includes, in addition to the inevitable
Venetian mirror medicine cabinet, a built-in laundry
hamper, an ample array of built-in accoutrements such
as towel racks, tooth brush holders, soap containers.

ect

fix-
lass
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prs,

CIRCULAR mirrored medicine cabinet, tubular

lights, glass block and glistening tile put sales
punch in this streamlined bathroom by Levitt.

Eye Appeal and Sex Appeal Items
Help L.I. Builders Sell Homes. Find
Extra Conveniences Pay Their Way

By David George Bareuther

and in some cases built-in scales for the ladies who are

worried about their diets.

Newell & Daniel and Shore-

haven, among others, have given some of their bath-
rooms an outer wall of glass brick to offer the most

SALES BOOSTERS

circular mirrors

glass shower doors
chromium closet fixtures
flower boxes

glass blocks

talking doorbells

closet hinge switches
tubular lighting
Hollywood baths
built-in aerials
breakfast bars

electric door chimes
dish-washer

garbage disposer
automatic garage doors
colorful wall papers
extra telephone plugs
electric clocks and fans
package receivers
laundry chutes

timid soul the privilege of
a shower in the sun. Sut-
ton Park at Lawrence, L.
I., devotes the entire wall
above the bathtub to an
enormous mirror. The
United Associates, with-
out a Roman on their
staff, introduced the
sunken bathtub in $6,000
houses where they fea-
tured “Hollywood
Baths.”

Man-size bathrooms
are not confined to any
definite price class. They
are found big enough for
both tub and shower stall
with plenty of elbow
room for a brisk rub-
down in the $6,000 Gross-
Morton home, the $8,000
houses at New Salem, the
$10,000 to $12,000 Wal-

ter Uhl creations § at

Flower Hill, and the $15,000 to $25,000 residences of
Munsey Park.

Munsey Park, by the way, an independent village of
more than 400 homes built in the past ten years, recently
demonstrated the “talking doorbell,” a Western Electric
contrivance. This makes it possible for the housewife to
converse with the Fuller brush man via house phone from
kitchen or upstairs hall.

Telephone base plugs to accommodate portable phones,
which can be transplanted to guest room, boudoir, or nur-
sery in the manner they are passed around tables at
swanky restaurants, are worth keeping an eye on. They
were installed in the large country homes at Sterling Ridge
in Westchester and we shall see the day when they are no
more of a luxury than the stationary telephone is today.

But to get back to the popular price field, a base plug
that is common in the new Long Island homes is the radio
outlet. This supplies both ground and built-in aerial
contacts in the same way that it does in modern city
apartments.

There is virtually no detail of extra equipment that
the progressive builder can afford to overlook. Chro-
mium closet fittings amaze the prospect and they cost
little more than the usual painted clothes pole and hap-
hazard hooks. Shoe racks, hat racks, tie racks are worth
many times their cost when installed in a house. Clever
builders have placed a few hooks high to keep evening
gowns from dragging. Closets that are illuminated
automatically by means of a hinge switch as the door
is opened, cedar lined closets, triple doored wardrobes
with three full length mirrors for dressing—all are to
be found in the new Long Island speculative homes.

Crystal chandeliers, indirect lighting from mouldings,
pinhole flood lights for dining room tables, tubular

(Continued to page 132)

SHOWER STALLS with glass doors are common practice on
Long Island even in the lower price range. This Gross-Morton
bath also features colorful tile, wall decorations and chrome trim.

American Builder, April 1940.

FHA and the FACTS

about Long Island home building standards

INCE the Federal
S Housing Administra-

tion insured its first
mortgage on a residential
property on Long Island in
December 1934, vast
changes and improvements
have taken place in this
“fastest growing com-
munity.”

There is incontrovertible
evidence to the fact that
Long Island _ operative
builders are selling better

By Joseph B. Mason

Why Buyers Get More QUALITY

House for the Money Today

Larger plots, wider street frontage, bet-
ter laid out communities.

Better architectural design and more
variety.

Improved interior planning, with better
circulation, lighting, exposure, privacy
of sleeping quarters.

Improved heating plants guaranteed by
certificates from both manufacturer and
plumber; automatic controls.

Copper and brass plumbing and flash-
ing.

More substantial footings, foundations
and thorough waterproofing.

Additional strength in floor beams, raft-
ers and framing. Better quality lumber
throughout.

wooded Long Island coun-
tryside are now being
opened to development,
with land costs greatly re-
duced. The result is that
the Long Island home
buyer of today gets attrac-
tive homesites in highly
desirable “estate” sur-
roundings at prices that
would have been consid-
ered impossibly low a few
years back.

Thomas G. Grace, New

built homes, better
equipped and _ providing
more real value for the isn.
home buyers’ money than ;
ever before.

Credit must be given to

ences.

Diagonal sheathing, more insulation,
fire stops and fire-retarding construc-

More efficient equipment and conveni-

York State Director, is a
dynamic, witty Irishman
who has made many
friends and achieved re-
sults all along the line. He
has been well assisted, in

the FHA, its New York
State Director, Thomas G.
Grace, and his able assist-
ants. They have been faced with the demand on one
hand for lower-priced houses to reach a constantly en-
larging market, and on the other hand with possible
criticism if they allowed home construction standards
to drop. In the face of this devil-and-the-deep-sea situa-
tion, they have followed a course that has resulted in
higher standards of construction, while at the same time
there has been a large increase in volume. Approxi-
mately 20,000 new homes have been insured by FHA
on Long Island.

Construction and land planning requirements for
Long Island homes are among the highest of any FHA
region.

Land Planning Improvements

Most spectacular improvement—as photographs in
this Long Island issue clearly indicate—has been the
vastly improved community planning and subdivision
layout. Not only are the Long Island houses of today
on much larger, better-
value plots, but the subdi-
visions themselves are
much better laid out.

The trend towards larger
plots has been a constantly
accelerating one, so that
today many of the most
successful builders have
been buying up estates and
placing houses on wooded
plots of one-quarter, one-
third and one-half acres.
Vast new areas of beautiful

THOMAS G. GRACE, New York State FHA Director.

the Jamaica district office
where most of the Long
Island work heads up, by
Stanley R. White. The processing of more than 272
million dollars of insurance commitments—which is
their record to date—is one of the biggest jobs done
by FHA anywhere in the country.

Contrary to usual beliefs, all Long Island building is
not concentrated in the hands of a small handful of
builders. FHA records show that there are approxi-
mately 250 operative builders who have put up develop-
ments of 25 houses or more. American Builder estimates
that there must be more than 1,000 fair-sized builders
on the Island.

Kings, Queens and Nassau counties, located as they
are close to one of the greatest concentrations of popu-
lation in the world, get the bulk of the new construction.
Since 1934 Queens county has had a 400,000 increase in
population and Nassau county 125,000.

The combination of a large population, a co-operative
minded FHA, smart and energetic builders, and equally
smart and energetic financial institutions has resulted
in the tremendous building development that has taken
place on Long Island in re-
cent years. Not only were
the Long Island builders
first to appreciate the op-
portunities offered by the
FHA program, but many
financial institutions were
equally alert. While big
bankers faltered, insti
tutions like the South
Shore Trust Company of
Rockville Centre, Baldwin
National Bank, Franklin

(Continued to page 134)

HAROLD B. and EDWARD C. MOTT.

prominently identified with the building industry

on Long Island. This is the background of the
present large Mott Brothers’ organization which is to-
day headed by Harold B. and Edward C. Mott, who, in
the course of the past 17 years, have built thousands
of houses.

Pro three generations the Mott Family has been

Mott's Quality Specifications

American Builder, April

Product of 3 Generations of Building on
Long Island. Firm Now Extending Unique

Service to Other Builders

Even during the deepest depression days, the Motts
kept on building and selling houses. As a result, they
stored up a wealth of knowledge, and developed an
organization which has enabled them to give extraordi-
nary house value for the money. During this period
of years, the Motts built up a complete and detailed
set of specifications. adherence to which assures the

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American Builder, April 1940.

house buyer of a guud job and alsv
eliminates the usual controversies
which often arise between the builder
and customer. Covering some 56
closely typewritten pages, these speci-
heations deal with all phases of the
construction operations. They not
only indicate what is wanted and
what materials and equipment will be
used, but also describe in detail how

SMARTLY styled Mott Colonial at Flower Hill, Long Island, with attractive garage-porch extension.

manship. Each buyer is given a copy
of these extensively detailed Mott
Brothers’ specifications with his name
inscribed on the cover, as documen-
tary evidence of the high standard of
construction in his house. This also
serves as a valuable reference for
future appraisal, resale or alteration.

Also in the course of the develop-
ment of their business, the Motts built

ts the work will be done. Special forms up an excellent architectural and dec-

ey are provided for the designation of orating staff which, by working close-

an the type and color of equipment se- ly with each home buyer, lends effec-

di- lected for each room. Every item re- tive aid in the proper selection of

od ceives careful attention. Included in color, interior finishes, equipment, etc.. MOTT specifications cover 56
led these specifications for each house to the end that everything going into pages of closely written type.
‘he there is a guarantee effective for one the house harmonizes artisticallv.

vear against faulty materials or work-

(Continued to page 142)

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A SPACIOUSLY planned, beautifully designed home in Mott's middle-price range. Center hall arrangement good.

American Builder, April 1940.

. n Pititeies
Prog te 4 eens SS regTEREs :

FINE craftsmanship and good architectural design typical of the better Long Island builders are shown in this interior of a Mott specifica-
tion home. The built-in bookcases, simple random width paneling and nicely detailed dentil contribute to its success.

Mott
Long Island
Interiors

YEARS of successful operations
have convinced Long Island build-
ers of the value of good architec
tural design as well as good
interior decoration. Mott Broth-

ers maintain an expert architec-
tural staff as well as an interior
decorator, who works out color
schemes that “hang together" and
give the buyer lasting satisfaction.

FIREPLACE niche, at left, is e"
attractive example of an interior
architectural detail that gives
Mott homes charm and salability-

American Builder, April 1940.

we
Photos by Cyril Lamplough
PINE paneled interior in this Long Island home built to Mott and wax finish. Fireplace is nicely styled.

MIRRORED fireplace,
at right, gives this Mott
living room an added
sense of size. The white
trim contrasts with the
black fireplace ‘facing.

AT far right is shown a
more classic type of
Mott fireplace detail
with marble front and
decorative mantel. The
dentil treatment at ceil-
ing gives an attractive
and decorative touch.

More Quality
House for the
Money

z inn

ENGLISH home continues to be a popular Gross-Morton model

ANOTHER popular Gross-Morton model, by Architect Arthur E. Allen.

American Builder, April 1940.

America’s Largest
Home Builder

Gross-Morton Has Built 6,500 Houses

Since 1921. 9 Model Homes Opened
in Jamaica Development This Spring

to be keys to the 20-year success of Gross-Morton.

These builders have been consistently giving home
buyers more Quality House for the Money, and as a
result, since 1921 have built and sold 6,500 houses, with
a gross sales value of 46 million dollars.

As the year 1940 gets into full swing, they have three
developments on Long Island, one of which, Bayside
Hills, is now nearing completion, and another is Jamaica
Estates, where there is space for some 800 houses. An-
ticipating a good building year, they have just opened
nine striking new model homes to the public in their
Jamaica Estates project.

Who and what is Gross-Morton? This firm consists
almost entirely of three men, namely, George M. Gross,
president and chief executive; Al Gross, vice president
in charge of sales; and Larry Morton, brother-in-law of

Le volume, coupled with small overhead, appear

“Gracious Living" design
used by +«Gross-Morton.

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LIVING ROOM

13-2 18-0"

Basic 2-Story
Plan

THIS basic Gross-Mor-
ton floor plan is subject
to numerous variations.
It is the work of Arthur
E. Allen, whose theories
of cost-cutting home
designing are described
in another article in this

BED ROOM issue.
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American Builder, April 1940.

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INSULATING sheathing board is used on all Gross-Morton homes.

the Gross boys, who is in charge of construction. The
Gross boys are sons of a Queens County builder, and
before entering the building business in 1921 attended
New York University and City College where they took
courses in commerce and engineering. Their biggest year
was in 1928 when 929 houses were built in their 3,000-
house Laurelton development.

Operations of Gross-Morton firm come the closest to
the “mass production” methods talked about by the so-
called housing “experts’’ of any building operation. The
building operations are broken down into a large number
of sub-contracts, each highly specialized. The close-knit
Gross-Morton organization has little waste motion or
overhead of any kind. Salesmen are on a direct commis-
sion basis. Over a period of years standardized methods,
materials and buying power have kept costs at a mini-
mum while giving the home buyer greater and greater
value for his money. The Gross-Morton $6,000 house
of today is a far better value than the $8,000 house of
1921 or the still more expensive house of 1929.

Important in the success of Gross-Morton over a
period of years have been two other individuals not di-
rectly connected with the firm. These are Arthur Allen,
the architect who has designed all the Gross-Morton
houses, and Peter J. McKenna, advertising man who has

(Continued to page 150)

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FRONT and side entrance, stairs and vestibule are clev-
erly grouped in bungalow plan. Bedrooms have quiet and
privacy. Kitchen and bath plumbing are economical.

FIVE-ROOM bungalow with extra rooms upstairs.

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SIDE entrance to kitchen in this new model Gross-Morton brick bun-
galow is close to the street. Brick exterior, slate roof and metal
windows are some of the featured items.

ILLIAM and Alfred Levitt have done more

to influence the course of home building on

Long Island and in the rest of the nation than
any other individuals that may be named. Since they
started building houses in 1929—when they were 18
and 22 years old respectively—these brilliant young men
have built and sold some 1,800 houses. Last year they
built 225 houses.

What accounts for this continued and truly remark-
able success in home building? It is perhaps best
summarized by saying that they give moré quality
house for the money, a finer environment and more
luxury details than can customarily be found in such
moderate priced homes.

In their latest development, Strathmore-Vanderbilt

LEVITT'S NAUTICAL NOOK

THIS is Country

Club Row in _ Levitt's
Strathmore-Vanderbilt develop-
ment. Every plot is expertly landscaped.

Levitts Luxury Details

Country Club, they purchased the Long Island estate
of the Vanderbilts, turned the mansion into a private
club for residents of the community. The original
beauty of the setting has been maintained and every
house beautifully landscaped. Yet the price range has
been kept principally in the $9,500 to $16,000 class,
with only a small percentage ranging in the higher
brackets.

Because Strathmore-Vanderbilt Country Club has
been spectacularly successful—will be completely sold
out early this year—American Builder presents here-
with photographic studies of a typical street scene and
the latest Levitt interiors. When photographed early
in March, this new Levitt exhibit home had been just
completed but had not yet been opened to the public.

LEVITT'S CONVENIENT CLOSET

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CLOTHES CLOSET fixtures such as these are installed in every
Levitt closet. Shelves are nicely finished and painted in bright
cheerful colors. AT LEFT—This cheerfully colored nautical
breakfast nook adjoins the kitchen shown on opposite page. The
decorative effect is achieved in plaster. Window is set in steel
frame. Circular motif is carried out in colorful linoleum floor.

In the four-color insert in another part of this issue,
a striking Levitt house on Country Club Row is shown
in vivid real-life colors. The Levitt interiors may be
best described by saying that a flare for colorful, dra-
matic treatment permeates the house. There are large,
strikingly located picture windows, decorative metal
stair rails, unusual wall designs executed in plaster.
Bits of bright and cheerful colors attract the eye in the
kitchens, closets and hallways. Large plate glass mir-
rors are mounted in powder (Continued to page 136)

IN THIS latest Levitt
bathroom center floor
area (shown in fore-
ground) is heavily car-
peted. Tiled floor is

raised 4” above carpet.

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LEVITT'S SUPER-KITCHEN
Bright and cheerful Levitt kitchen is equipped with an abund-
ance of cabinets and counter space. Ceiling is furred down
over cabinets; small molding strips and trim are painted a
bright red or blue. Glass block provides diffused light.

LEVITT'S LUXURY BATH

Extra large and luxurious for a $14,000 home. Ladies’ dressing
table at left; shower stall at right. Closet fixture is enclosed
in glass-doored compartment at rear opposite the shower stall.

American Builder, April 1940.

F. S. Lincoln, Photographer

Front Cover Long Island Home

ii jf) hp

Arthur E. Allen, Architect
George Melios, Builder

American Builder has selected the residence of George Kemp

at Great Neck, L.I., designed by Arthur E. Allen, well known
Long Island specialist in residential work, and built by George
Melios, a substantial builder of Great Neck.

This house was one of a group selected by the Sherwin-
Williams Decorative Studios for inclusion in their remarkable
new 120-page “Paint and Color Style Guide.” Shown in large
and vivid detail, the colors recommended by the experts of the
‘Decorative Studios are Gloss White walls, Willow Green shut-
ters, Thatch Brown roof. An interesting feature of the exterior
is the wide plain band of stucco below the cornice.

Floor plan provides a convenient garage entrance and an
unusually attractive covered porch as part of garage wing. ‘hic
kitchen is large enough to provide dining space. There are two

pen its front cover home in this special Long Island issue,

BED ROOM
11-0" 18-2"

-f good bedrooms and bath downstairs, well isolated, and an wun-
“ —~ usually large bedroom and bath upstairs with ample closet and
| WT pep es LIVING ROOM & storage space.
9-10"14'-0" 19-616 PORCH In describing this house to American Builder, the owner paid
| l an unusually fine tribute to the builder, George Melios of Great
— 1 i: Neck, saying that he was well satisfied with the job that was done,
56 ra | and then went on to say that Mr. Melios had not only done a
FT ST FLOOR- PLAN ae good job in the first place but had stood by it afterwards and

had taken care of every slightest defect that occurred—including
such items as a dripping faucet several years later.

ol alas The house is substantially built, including a gas-fired Bryant
TWO bedrooms and bath downstairs in this front cover Long Island heating system, Electrolux refrigerator, Stanley hardware, com-

home. There is one large upstairs bedroom with bath, plus ample plete Johns-Manville rock wool insulation throughout and Sher-
closet and storage space. Kitchen breakfast alcove is handy. win-Williams paints.

s &

Paint and Color Style Guide to Home Sales

GLIMPSES OF A NEW WORLD of paint and
color are revealed on this and the following
pages—showing how builders are putting smart
colors to work in selling homes. Here are sales-
tested interiors and exteriors with their brilliant
real-life colors shown through the medium of
color photography. Arresting color combinations
are shown that cen put new life into drab houses.

THESE COLORFUL EXAMPLES dramatically
show that color styling is one of the most inex-
pensive aids to home selling. These pages of
color suggestions have been prepared by expert
color stylists of the Sherwin-Williams Decorative
Studios and are part of an impressive new 120
page portfolio, the "Paint and Color Style Guide”
recently released to the building industry.

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Harmonized Exteriors

THE TONE or atmosphere of a house or of a whole build- ©

ing project can be made bright, modern and up-to-date by
color-styling. Here are 3 harmonized exteriors suggested for
builders by the Sherwin-Williams Decorative Service. Colors
for the roof, walls, trim and shutters have been specially
planned to harmonize correctly and give the exteriors a
smart, salable appearance.

COLOR SPECIFICATIONS — Upper left: walls, Cream
Gray; shutters, Cardinal Red; trim, Green; roof, Thatch-
Brown Shingle Stain. UPPER RIGHT: walls and trim, White;
shutters, Slate and Castilian Blue; roof, Castilian Blue 4
parts, black | part. LOWER LEFT: walls, Gloss White;
shutters, Fiesta Yellow; trim, Gloss White; roof, Thatch-
Brown Shingle Stain.

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Builder, April 1940.

American

STREET scene at
Surrey Estates,
Schuettinger &
Oehler's attract-
ive development
at Jamaica, L. |.

250 Largest Long Island Developments

the most complete directory of prominent Long Is-
land operative building developments ever published.

Prepared with the invaluable assistance of the staff of
Thomas G. Grace, state director, and Stanley R. White,
regional director of the FHA, location of every FHA-
approved development in which 25 or more houses have
been built is shown. fn some cases the same operative
builder has several developments and these are given
separately. In a few cases completed projects are in-
cluded. Some 20,000 houses have been built in these
250 developments.

Because the principal volume of building is concen-

trated in three counties, Kings (Brooklyn), Queens and
Nassau, these three only are shown in detail. In the
accompanying list the map number shows location in each
county. To illustrate, No. 2 on the map in Kings County
shows Trump Homes located in the Flatbush section of
Brooklyn. No. 2 in Queens County shows Artcraft Homes
located in Astoria. No. 2 in Nassau County shows Mont-
fort Hills at Port Washington. In some localities where
several developments lie close together a single number
is used to designate the group.
_Total number of homes indicated in the column at far
right of list gives, as nearly as can be estimated, the total
number of homes built in that particular development to
date. Wherever possible, the name of the principal official
of a firm is shown in parentheses following the develop-
ment name.

BROOKLYN, KINGS COUNTY

Tie: list and the map on pages 84 and 85 represent

No. of
Map Homes Built
No. Development Price Range 1939 = Total
|. Louis Bright, Bushwick Section. $6,000-$ 8,500 85 85
2. Trump Homes (F. C. Trump), Flatbush... 6,750- 7,900 250 700
3H. Leichtung, Flatbush. cccccccceeessseeeen 6,000- 12,000 70 140
4. Leon Paschow, Flatbush... 6,000- 7,500 50 60
5. New Deal Homes (F. Filloroma) Flatbush... 6,750- 8,000 100 i150
§. Paul Rinella, Flatbush 60 60
7. Nathan Halperin, Flatbush 100 =: 180
8. Hollywood Homes (David Minkin) Flatbush... 5,250 88

Economy Homes (Philip Levine) Flatbush... 5,990-
10, Anthony Ferrante Bldg. Corp., Flatbush... 5,690-
ll, James Madison Homes (Spindel) Flatbush... 6,000-
Progress Homes (Baum) Bedford Section... ..6,000-

9,000 60 200
7,000 =: 151 175
7,990 50 3= 100
7,950 25 55

12,

13. Madison Homes (Dorment & Roche), Flatbush... 6,000- 7,950 100 §=6.: 200
14. Dorment & Goetz 200
15. Joy Homes (Silverman), Bedford Section............ 6,990- 7,690 60 110
16. Vicrose Realty, Inc. (Doc Levine), Bedford... 6,000- 8,250 100 105
17. Schiffman Homes (H. Schiffman), Bedford... 6,990- 8,950 100 §=—.230
18. Match Brothers (Sam & Jack Match), Bedford... 6,000- 7,990 200 400
19. Cameo Homes (Kapplan, Baum & Brown), Bed-

ford inelaaanc 6,990- 8500 200 230
20. Waxman Bros. (Harry Waxman), Brighton... 6,000- 8,990 150 200
21. Anthony Sabella, Borough Park... 6,750- 8,550 75 80
22. Twin Oaks Estates (A. Cinque), Borough Pk....... 6,000- 8,950 200 200
23. State Constr. Co. (Futterman), Borough Pk... 6,000- 7,990 65 100
24. Chateau Homes (A. Cinque), Flatbush... 6,000- 7,990 150 160
25. Devonshire Homes (Silverstein), Bedford... _-. 6,000- 7,990 100 100
26. Calder Homes (Senator Calder), Flatbush... 6,990- 8,990 100 100

QUEENS COUNTY

1. Chesterfield (Wm. Krause), Astoria... $6,500-$ 8,500 30
2. Artcraft (Nat Ringler), Astoria... 5,500- 7,000 20 ry.
2. Kissena Pk. Homes (H. Silman), Astoria............ 35
3. Dotwill (Wm. Soloman), Astoria............................ 5,500- 7,000 15 50
4. Lido Homes (Abel), Long Island City... 6,000- 7,500 20 40
5. Super Homes (David Meltzer), L. 1. City... 6,000- 7,500 20 40
6. Valor Homes (David Meltzer), L. I. City... 6,000- 7,500 15 50
7. Lido Homes (David Meltzer), Lido Beach... 6,000- 7,000 2
8. Excello (Gladston & Etkin)...... a 4
8A. Rental Housing:

First Garden Bay... 279 apts.

Second Garden Bay............ aleonllagaiin 210 apts.

Re I I scsecetrsenecccccsinrnereens ; ‘ 270 apts.
9. Boulevard Garden Homes (B. & H. Constr.

er . eevee §,700- 6,500 20 50

10. Artcraft (Jack Lipshutz), Woodside... 5,500- 7,000 40 4
11. Airport Homes (Graff), E. Elmhurst. 5,500- 6,500 20 40
12, Dependable Homes, Jackson Heights... 5,500- 7,000 4 100

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Who's Who on Long Island
APPROXIMATELY 20,000 houses have been built in
the 250 largest Long Island developments given in
this list. In addition to the name of the builder, the
price range and the number of houses built last year,
the total number of homes built to date in each de-
velopment is shown. To locate the development, turn
to "Ye Builders’ Mappe of Long Island,” next page.

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. Jaxland (Joe Fulton), Flushing............................ .. 5,000- 6,500 15 35 2. |
. Willow Manor, Jackson Heights... 6,000- 8,000 50 % 2. P
. Winhill (Mitchell Ittelson), Woodside... 5,000- 6,000 40 50 2. F
. Matthews (G. X. Matthews), Elmhurst... 5,000 5,500 20 3% —¢
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Norgate-at-Roslyn
Offers One-Third- to
One-Half-Acre Plots

HE day of the cramped,
crowded homesite is passing.

Proof of this statement lies
in the fact that many of Long
Island’s smartest builders are
rapidly switching to new land
areas where their houses can
spread out in attractive wooded
surroundings.

A good illustration is Norgate-
at-Roslyn, operated by G. A.
Mezger.

Gustave Mezger, in addition to being a builder of 17
years experience and sound reputation on Long Island,
is a graduate engineer from the University of Syracuse.

About a year ago he successfully completed a 60-house
operation at Norgate-at-Manhasset and started his

present operation at Roslyn. This new development has
aroused much interest, not only on the part of the pub-
lic but in building circles, because of its definite move
toward the rambling type of Colonial home built on
large wooded plots.

Plots in this property range in size from one-quar-
ter, one-third, one-half acre, up to as high as three-

Large Homesites Attract

quarters of an acre. Most of the property is heavily
wooded. During the past year 30 houses were sold
and Mezger’s plans for 1940 call for between 75 and
100 houses, in price range from $8,450 to $18,000.

The Mezger-built houses are replete with charming
Colonial touches, such as carriage lamps, picket fences,
low shed entrances, weather vanes and shutters.

Included in the Mezger specifications of materials
and equipment are:

HEATING—Fitzgibbons steel tube boilers, 2-pipe
Bell & Gossett forced circulation hot water system.

WIRING—G-E wiring and switches throughout.
Levolite fixtures.

INSULATION—4” Johns-
Manville Rockwool insulation,
walls and ceilings.

ROOF—Genuine certified
Bangor slate laid over 30-lb.
J-M asphalt saturated felt.

KITCHEN EQUIPMENT
—Boro Wood Products kit-
chen cabinets, Tappan gas
range, G-E 6 cu. ft. refriger-
ator.

WINDOWS—Hope’s steel
casement windows.

COPPER TUBING—Ana-
conda hard copper tubing.

BATHROOM EQUIP-
MENT—Standard Sanitary
fixtures.

PAINT—A. C. Horn paint.

SHINGLES—24” No. |
Royal red cedar shingles.

LATEST Long Island trend is illus
trated by two of G. A. Mezger's low
rambling Colonials, designed by
Architect Philip Resnyk, shown at left.
The Norgate-at-Roslyn houses have
such charming old Colonial details
as shed entrances lighted by carriag?
lamps; low white picket fences; pleas
ant little back porches; brick, clap
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Betsy Ross
GIRLS
Help Sell
HOMES

How Colonial Charm Intrigues
Buyers at New Salem; 100
Homes Sold in Less Than Year

HEN expectant home buyers visited Williams-

Harter’s Colonial model homes at the recent 1940

opening of New Salem at Port Washington, Long
Island, they were met at the doors by as attractive a bevy
of beauties as ever graced a Broadway show.

Not only beautiful, but well trained—for Messrs. Wil-
liams and Harter executed a scoop in showmanship by
hiring eight girls who had served as hostesses in the Homes
of Tomorrow at the New York World’s Fair last summer.

The girls were dressed in appropriate Colonial costumes
in keeping with the Early American spirit of New Salem.
They did not engage in actual selling, but escorted visitors

NEW SALEM hostesses
at the wishing well.

through the houses answering all their questions and

pointing out the attractive features of the houses. Each

girl presided over a model home designed in the spirit

of some famous Colonial house. The eight model homes
were named after the following:

Pidge Tavern, Pawtucket, R.I., built in 1640 and used

by Lafayette as headquarters; Balch House,

Beverly, Mass., built in 1638 and famous for

its Early Colonial architecture; Hamilton

House, Salem, Mass., another famous Early

American home from rural New England;

STREET scenes, such as the one at corner of Plymouth
Road and Lowell Road, at left, carry out New Salem's
Colonial air. ABOVE is shown a pine paneled fire-
place detail in restrained Colonial style.

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Winston House; Miller Cottage, Concord, Mass., built
about 1775; Putnam Homestead, Greenwich, Conn., a
famous Connecticut home drawing on the shipbuilding
traditions of the coastal towns; The Buckingham, Marl-
boro, Mass.; The Tyler House, Windsor, Conn.

Each house was described by a small folder giving the
historical background but also pointing out the modern
features of the present-day version.

Thus Cy Williams and Walter J. Harter, young college-
trained developers of one of Long Island North Shore’s
latest and most successful communities, carried on the
Early American tradition they had established.

and The Colonial theme and atmosphere are carried out
Zach throughout the development with split rail fences, carriage
pirit lamps, specially designed Colonial street markers and, of
— course, authentic Colonial architecture in the houses
themselves.

used Perhaps the original start on this Colonial technique was
ors made when Williams and Harter visited the Colonial
| for village at the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Exposition
ilton some years ago.

— When they acquired the large tract of land bordering

Port Washington Boulevard less than two years ago, the

th
alk HOSTESS greets visitors in the "Winston House" above. AT RIGHT,
ne such fine touches as the old carriage lamp, a wishing well and attrac-

tively styled Colonial weathervane on the garage carry out the New
Salem theme.

VIEW of New Salem development at Port Washington, Long Island, looking down street of attractive Colonial homes.

first move they made was to purchase a large quantity
of genuine old post and rail fences from an old farm,
which they transplanted and whitewashed. They took
several long motor tours through New England photo-
graphing outstanding Colonial houses. Right from the
start they designed and built authentic copies of Massa-
chusetts salt-box designs, Cape Cod fishermen’s cottages
and stately Back Bay Federalist homes. Every sign,
every street name, and even the real estate office itself
carried out the Colonial motif. Some of the street names
include, for example, Plymouth Road, Lowell Road,
Colonial Road, Deerfield Road, Alden Road, Salem
Lane, Colby Road.

Public response to this technique exceeded all expecta-
tions. The first section of more than 50 houses was
quickly sold out, and options were taken on additional
land, with the result that approximately 100 dwellings

(Continued to page 138)

PICKET fence, gate and lamp add to Colonial character.

100 Cottages Sold on
- 100 by 100 Foot Plots

Rorech of
Says These Colonial

After 25 Years Experience,
Hempstead, L. I,

American Builder, April 1940.

Cottage Homes Prove “Best Value” Sellers

is the son of a builder and started in the business

as a carpenter some 25 years ago. He has built
many hundreds of homes in West Hempstead, Jamaica
Estates, and Great Neck, ranging from $4,000 to $35,000
in cost. The Rorech business now being conducted in
three different developments is a “family affair,” with
Charles’ four brothers and a sister all taking part.

Of all the Rorech projects, the most outstanding recent
success is the East Hempstead Homesteads project, in
which small Cape Cod cottages on 100 by 100-foot plots
have been very well received by the public.

Rorech was one of the first to buy up large enough
parcels of land to be able to give such good sized home-

C iste sr J. Rorech of Hempstead, Long Island,

WHITE brick Colonial with latticed entrance, deep-toned shutters.

sites. Being out of the congested part of Long Island,
taxes are low, with the result that the houses—most of
which are in the slightly under $5,000 class—can be
carried by the home owner for about $36 a month, includ-
ing interest, amortization and taxes.

All of the Rorech-built houses are insulated, being built
with insulating sheathing. In his three developments
including Goodrich Homes at West Hempstead and Will-
iston Homes, Williston Park, Rorech has built some 210
houses in the past three years. He expects to build 100
or more this year.

Specifications and construction details of East Hemp-
stead Homesteads houses include the following: 2 x 10
floor beams; 12” poured concrete foundations; Insulite

RORECH'S 5” x 8” sales folder.

ft,

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American Builder, April 1940. 91

How a Family
of Long Island
BuildersWorks
Together to
Give More
Quality House
for the Money

BASIC plan of Rorech's
East Hempstead houses
is 34° 6” x 28’ 4”, pro-
viding a very livable
small home. Stone front
design, above, with at-
tached 2-car garage
has proved popular.

—
ail Bildrite sheathing ; National boilers and
a A. B. C. oil burners; Caloric gas
‘_ ranges ; braced frame construction ; °
Jud- copper radiators, gutters, flashing and 3
water pipes; double oak floors; log e
built burning fireplaces; weatherstripped .

be windows; guaranteed slate and heavy Livinc Room I Ben Room
Nill asphalt roofs. siti: wiinina
710 Colored tile bath and showers are in- ies So
| 100 cluded in these houses ; hot water con-

trol is with Sav-U-Time remote water : = i

emp heater control, Sav-U-Time Sales Co.,
x 10 Rochester, N.Y. These are some of the ila pee en
sulite better value highlights. ,

First Fruocor PLAN

INSULATING sheathing is used. RED brick model with dormers. Extra rooms on second floor.

“Priceless Extras’
Influence Home Buyers

Chester Hill and a number of other Long Island de-
velopments, has frequently said that there are certain
“priceless extras” that influence home buyers. The first of these
he believes is neighborhood character. People who buy homes
usually have children and their desire is to get away from
crowded or unattractive quarters to more countrylike, beautiful
surroundings.
Chester Hill at Manhasset, L. I., operated by F. G. Lyons and
W. Busch, undoubtedly has “priceless extras” as to the neigh-
: borhood. It lies in the heart of the North Shore’s finest residen-
CHESTER HILL HOMES tial section, with a private park, lagoon and fine stand of trees

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right on the property. The road-
ways are attractive, winding and
practical, 24 feet wide, of reinforced
concrete, with sidewalks running
along the curb, so that it is possible
to step from a car at any point.
Chester Hill’s “priceless extras”
extend also to the houses them-
selves which are beautifully de-
signed and well landscaped. W.
Busch, in charge of the building
operations is a skilled architect as
well as builder. He has carried
many fine details of construction
and workmanship throughout the
interiors of the houses. ‘The kitchens
in particular, as shown herewith,
are colorful, attractive and livable.
Construction details and equip-
ment include: General Electric oil
burning winter air conditioning ;
U.S. Gypsum mineral wool insula-
tion, 2” in sidewalls, 4” in second
floor ceilings; Bangor slate roof
laid over 24-lb. felt; Detroit Steel
Products Fenestra steel casement
windows; select oak floors; com-
plete weatherstripping ; copper and
ted brass water piping; bronze
screen; Overhead garage doors.

linoleum colors,
well spaced windows and Venetian blinds help achieve this fine effect.

Photo by
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ANOTHER Chester Hill kitchen which shows some of the “priceless extras” that help sell
Long Island homes. The comfortable breakfast nook is backed by a circular glass block
bay. Cabinets are trim but colorful. Accents of bright colors in the ceiling molding, trim
and Venetian blinds add a lively decorative touch.

DECORATIVE plywood in living room. Dentil is made from
1” x 4” crown mould and 134” x 2'/4” blocks individually nailed.

Island as being almost solidly built up. They do

not realize that the Island is 118 miles long and
that Suffolk County, which composes its principal area,
is a rural, sparsely built-up section.

Out in the “wide open spaces” of Long Island in the
village of Central Islip, there is a builder who is attempt-
ing to bring the economies of standardization to very low
cost rural building. Harold McGowan is an energetic
young contractor who got into the building business at
the age of 18, and who has built more than 100 houses in
the past three years, most of them from $3,000 to $4,000.

Mex people outside of New York think of Long

American Builder, April 1940.

$25-a-Month House
Has 27 by 28 Foot
Basic Plan

How McGowan of Central
Islip Gets the Costs Down

His aim is to produce houses within reach of the man
who can afford a rental of $25 to $30 a month. This
spring he has embarked on a new program which has
much promise. A four-room model home illustrated here-
with with a basic floor plan 27 by 28 feet has been built.
McGowan advertised that he would build the identical
house anywhere in the vicinity for $2,990—no cash pay-
ment required if the owner’s lot was clear and free. (See
sample advertisement that is shown at the end of this
article. )

Obviously it is hard to design a house that will suit
everyone, so as the hundreds of prospects have gone

through the model house and made com-

, ments McGowan has developed a num-

‘| ber of standard variations. Thus, if a

4 prospect says the living room is too small

44 he can quote him a price immediately on

\; avery similar house with a slightly larger

living room. Or if he would prefer to
have a full dining room and one bedroom
rather than two bedrooms, McGowan can
quote an immediate price on such a plan.

The success of this approach has been
very good. Within a month after the

HAROLD McGOWAN, with sign, at
his Central Islip, L. 1. headquarters.

OFFICE and workshop, where McGowan builds
plywood kitchen cabinets, door hoods, corner cup
boards, brackets and other millwork details for his
low-priced houses. Several small apartments in
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opening McGowan had taken orders for 30 houses within a radius

of 10 miles, and was only waiting for a let-up in the severe weather |

to get many of them under way. He expects to build between 75
and 100 houses during the course of the year.

McGowan’s model house and basic plan are clever, practical and
economical. There is no waste space, yet rooms are large enough for
comfort, having good cross ventilation.

An outstanding item that helps keep his costs down, according to
McGowan, is the use of dry-wall construction throughout. His
living room is paneled in decorative Douglas fir plywood panels
which have vertical beads that give the walls the effect of wide
random-width vertical board paneling. The plywood is painted an
attractive eggshell white. The kitchen is also finished in plywood
and in the bedrooms he uses both plywood and decorative insulating
boards.

Part of the charm of the living room is due to the use of a
decorative frieze which McGowan has designed, made up of a strip
of 1 by 4, a crown mould and small blocks of latticing—34 by
1% by 2% inches in size, individually nailed in place.

(Continued to page 140)

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definite prices on the vari-
ation shown.

McGOWAN'S _ shop-built
kitchens shown below are
unusually complete for a
low-cost house. They are
built in standardized ply-
wood units in his own work-
shop, as shown opposite.

Livinse
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McGOWAN'S solution of the low-cost house problem is the 27' x 28’ basic plan at right. He has worked out standard variations, as

shown, and will quote a definite price on the house built on the owner's plot or on land supplied by McGowan.

American Builder, April 1940.

New Features in Evanston, Ill, Apartment

new apartment projects must seek tenants in com-
petition with older existing structures, designers and
builders generally have incorporated into such buildings
all the latest of planning technique and equipment which
has recently been developed. Consequently, larger multi-
family buildings such as the Isabella Park apartments
completed a short time ago in Evanston, Ill., and illus-
trated on these pages show many improvements in the
type of accommodations offered.
This project contains 91 apartments of 3, 314, 4 and
5 rooms each, arranged in five projecting wings extending
from the main portion of the building on a site, 439 by
174 feet. Financing was handled with a $400,000 mort-
gage insured by FHA out of.a reported total investment

LT: order to justify the higher rentals at which most

of $600,000. Burnham & Hammond were the architects
who designed the three-story and English basement build-
ing under FHA supervision. The Northwestern Company
of Evanston, of which Richard C. Johnston, Jr., is treas-
urer, as well as president of the Isabella Park Building
Corp., was the builder. John M. Smyth Co., Chicago,
furnished the model apartments.

The amount of the site covered by the building and
the use of the unoccupied area for courts, drives and
parkway as well as the relation of the individual units
to these outside features is particularly interesting. The
end-to-end double “E” shape of the structure provides
four wide courts as shown in the plan below. These open
on a parkway separating the apartment from a landscaped
park that acts as a buffer for the residential section be-

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OPPOSITE PAGE: Archi-

tect's perspective of Isa-
bella Park apartments de-
signed by Burnham & Ham-
mond. Corner windows and
glass block panels between
the triple vertical decora-
tive motifs at the ends of
the wings give a distinc-
tive modern appearance.

RIGHT: The court view
shows how good light and
air are available to the
units facing them. In the
close-up of the entrance, a
window of one of five
units, each located in the
front of the wings at grade
level can be seen; floor
plan on next page.

yond. Service drives and the street adjoining to the
north give access to the other three sides of the building.

The wide courts assure free access to fresh air and
sunshine and are attractively landscaped with terraces
at the back as illustrated in the above view.

Wide window areas of the Fenestra casements and
decorative glass block inserts arranged in a vertical treat-
ment of brick fluting to light the front stair wells give
a decidedly modern styling to the exterior. Rear stair
halls are entirely concealed from the front. Exterior
construction is face brick veneer on Waylite block and
hollow brick laid up as a 12-inch wall; trim is Indiana
limestone. The first floor is of reinforced concrete con-
struction ; other floors have 2 x 12 and 2 x 10 joists, with
2x8 roof joists covered with a 20-year Koppers built-up

asphalt roof. Third floor ceilings are insulated with USG
Red Top glass wool; all flashings are copper.

On the interior 3-coat plaster is used over waterproof-
ing on exterior walls, on Pyrobar for first floor, and on
Rocklath for interior partitions. Detroit Steel Products
Company’s steel fire doors shield the service entrances
to apartments; other doors are one-panel pine by Carr,
Ryder & Adams.

One of the equipment highlights is the use of American
Radiator cast iron convectors which contribute to a more
refined interior appearance. Heating system is with
one-pipe steam supplied by two Kewanee boilers which
are fired with two Link-Belt stokers. A central inciner-
ator has been installed.

The layout of the various apartments has been planned

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ail ing a dining room which may
te en i _ a a be used as a bedroom. Larg-
teeta a a er scale plans on next page.

American Builder, April 1940.

to offer the best use of space for con-
venient living and wall space for
proper furniture placement. Rooms

are slightly larger than those in the

average apartment building. Living

rooms range between 13 by 18 feet to
approximately 14 by 19 feet. In the p

front apartments, living and dining
rooms are combined to give an open d
arrangement having an overall dimen- $
sion of slightly more than 18 by 23 2
feet as shown in the two larger views os
above. Another unusual arrangement ol

is found in the four-room units which
have the dining rooms so arranged off re
both kitchen and connecting hall to bt
bath that these rooms can be used as bt
THE two larger interior illustrations above show opposite ends of the second bedrooms, closets being provided. Other materials A
combination living-dining room (center plan below indicates arrange- and equipment include: Standard Sanitary fixtures in wn
ment of this type unit located in the front tiers); this was one of the bath, Hess medicine cabinets, Bruce block oak floors, me
apartments furnished for public inspection by John M. Smyth Co.. Nairn linoleum, Cambridge tile in bath, Corbin hardware, ol
Chicago. The view at top left shows corner window in bedroom of kitchens equipped for convenience and efficiency with th

this same apartment. Note concealed radiation behind dressing built-in St. Charles units, Westinghouse refrigerators,
table. Below at left is plan of one of the five first floor apartments A-B gas stoves, General Regulator ventilating fans. Rents a
which proved to be exceedingly popular. range from $55 to $90. ish
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ABOVE: Typical first floor five-room layout, four-room combination, two variations of other four-room units, one of three-room sizé.

American Builder, April 1940.

EXPOSED cinder masonry, with bull-nosed
units for window sills, glass block and fibre
ceiling tile are used in this modern school.

Designing Schools
for Economy and
ecmeatittcsaa Low Upkeep

pervert ‘
masese SEOs Se:
988 SE4GN 9082 BASS

By Peter E. Brender

Brender and Beam, Architects and Engineers,
Wayne, Michigan

on- Photos by Elemer L. Asteitord.

for

the EAL and not false economy has provided School The type of structure was found to be economical of
ing R District No. 9, Nankin Township, Wayne, Mich- labor cost since, for the most part, common and semi-
t to igan, with a new firesafe school at a cost of $8,650 skilled workmen could be used. These were locally em-
the per room, or $217 per pupil. ployed at the reasonable going rate. :

Ling Economy was the watchword all along the line—from Concrete masonry units for interior partitions as well
pen design to finished structure. The school district had but as interior walls were chosen not only because of their
1en- $42,825 of its own funds with which to supply much- substantial structural qualities, but also for their acous-
23 needed accommodations for the 360 children in the dis- (Continued to page 151)

ews trict. This was supplemented by a PWA grant

nent of $35,038, making the total $77,863.

hich To the limitation of funds was added the

| off requirement of the state school law that the

il to building be fire-resistant. This meant that the

d as building be constructed of firesafe materials.

rials Also, the school district required that class-

Sin rooms be larger than are usually built to meet

00TS, modern educational needs. Finally, that type

vare, of structure was demanded which would incur

with the minimum of maintenance.

tors, Reinforced concrete was selected as the

tents structural material. Exterior walls were fin-

ished with 4-in. face brick; interior walls and
partitions were built of exposed and painted
— cinder concrete masonry units.

Design of the building was directed toward

two objectives: to make the working drawings
and specifications as simple as possible, and
to reduce waste space to the minimum. Plans
and specifications were drawn to avoid special
interpretations for either contractor or owner,
and to obtain the minimum number of changes
after construction had begun.
_ As to waste space, so carefully was the build-
ing designed that not even attic space was re-
served between ceiling and roof. Thus, the
maximum cubage was secured.

Simplification of design resulted in erection
speed, another factor which contributed to econ-
omy. Only ten weeks elapsed from the start
of construction to placement of the slab roof.

Mice

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HALLWAYS and classrooms of new school in Wayne,

— Mich., are designed to meet modern educational needs.

keters and suppliers have realized that with the
smaller gallonage they are now selling per outlet and
the reduced spread it is necessary to keep the retail outlet
investment very low. In order to be profitable, owner-
operated stations or those built to lease must be erected at
a price which allows the former low occupancy cost or
the latter a rent that the lessee can pay.
The Atlantic Refining Company in New England, in
finding a solution to this, has built a number of plywood
service stations. Such stations are of the same general

Pre: a number of years the petroleum retail mar-

A PORCELAIN enamel front has been applied to this station; in all-plywood jobs, joints do not show.

How to Build Low Cost Service Stations

American Builder, April 1940.

i 3

design and have the same general construction details as
a group of stations built in the Middle West by W. A.
Park, service station consultant. These show the simplicity
of plywood construction, as detailed in this article, and
its exceptional results.

The work is entirely field fabricated by local contrac-
tors; the materials used are standard as shipped from
manufacturers. The frame is the usual 2 x 4 construction
with studs 16 inches on center.

The plywood that is used in the service stations is
purchased from one of the several mills making a water-

A0'-0"

+ Battery Charger

TYPICAL service station ar-
rangement, as in the plan at the
right, is compact but not crowd-
ed to the extent that any
needed facilities have to be
omitted. Lubrication display
board and oil display are ar-
ranged along the rear wall
space to the right while other
service equipment is properly

placed in the work space. The
white painted plywood interior

{Display

Cement Walk

Display Shelves
Work SPACE
10°X12'

Tire Rack abov.

Oil Display
Gun Display
Oil Display

LUBRICATING SPACE

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walls are easily kept clean.

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proof plywood unconditionally guaranteed against ply
separation and is the same material that is now used by
several companies in the manufacture of boats. It is
obtained in lengths equal to the height of the building
and in four-foot widths, so that no horizontal joints
are necessary. Because of this, the building is entirely
laid out in modules of four-foot widths ; that is, all dimen-
sions are multiples of four feet. On these particular
stations the height was 12 feet, the depth 24 feet, the
hays or stalls and the office 12 feet in width.

The outside plywood is 34-inch thick, the roof sheath-
ing 54-inch thick, and all interior 44-inch thick. Exterior
plywood has all long edges shiplapped at the mill.

All plywood is installed lengthwise of the joists, and
all plywood is glued to the studs with joints full of resin
glue and nailed with 4d nails 6 inches on center.

For the show window a corner design is used, the cor-
ner post and mullions 4 foot on center being 4 x 4.
Other mullions or division bars are 2 x 4. All show
window glass is 3/16 crystal and is set with mastic in
rabbet. All other windows are casements, some of which
are fixed and some swing out. These casements and the
doors are set between studs with no other jambs and stops
planted on. The sills for the windows are rabbeted,
however, and with a drip. Thresholds are metal. No
casings, trim or battens are used, giving a smooth, straight
surface that is easy to clean, costs less to maintain and
is less expensive and better in appearance. On flat roof
buildings an Armco or Toncan iron coping is used.

These stations have shown no difficulty in heating;
however, they can be further insulated by installing a fibre
paper or a blanket insulation between the studs.

101

All exposed wood is primed with a resin primer which
completely eliminates any grain raising. It is then finished
under usual painting specifications (less the primer) and
if desired, the surface can give the appearance of porcelain
enamel. It has been found that these buildings should
be painted once in three years (on the western stations
that have been up that long), and in the meantime they
are kept clean and new in appearance through washing.
The smooth, straight surface makes this easy and quick
to do.

The foundation is run several inches above the floor,
making a sanitary cove base, protecting the bottom where
the most abuse is, and giving additional height to the
building. In all these stations, the lubricating room is a
step down from the office, thus providing for the cus-
tomers to drive in at grade level and making it possible to
get a protecting walk around the building that adds to
appearance and also may be used for display.

On a number of these stations porcelain enamel fronts
have been installed and Vitrolite can be used in wash-
rooms,

The designer of these stations, on a number that he
owns himself, has used 24-foot roof joists with no beam
support, with the plywood nailed and glued, and over a
four-year period has found no sag whatever. He also has
tried setting the studs 24 inches on center, in which case
there has been an almost unnoticed bulge between studs.
Where these studs were 24 inches on center, standard
1’-10” wide casements were used, set between the studs
and therefore requiring no stud cutting for windows, the
headers and sills being cut in between the studs.

The experience of the designer is that this building

costs less than any other type of con-

« struction, is stronger, longer lived, has
less maintenance cost, and for his pur-

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| DETAIL OF PLYWOOD APPLICATION CORNER DETAIL

DETAILS of plywood construction are indi-
cated at the left. The specially designed oil-
fired steam heating plant below heats the
office by air circulation through the louvers
in casing, “lube” room by unit heater and
ladies’ toilet by wall radiation.

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American Builder, April 1940.

2-Flats Are Easily
Brought Up-to-Date
at Moderate Cost

O DEMONSTRATE what can be done to bring a

thirteen-year-old two-flat building up-to-date at rea-

sonable cost, Mills & Sons, Chicago builders, did a
complete job on one of a group of such buildings which
their real estate department was handling for resale.
These buildings were well built and are sound structurally,
but recent innovations in planning and equipment indi-
cated that modernization of the interiors would be a good
investment since no major changes were required.

The completed job showed a surprising improvement,
as illustrated in the views on this page; suggestions will
be found here for similar projects, the two-flat having
been popular in most sections of the country.

The exterior, except for small items, remained the
same. On the interior, kitchen and bath underwent the
most striking changes because of new fixtures installed.
Floor plan indicates minor amount of partition shifting ;
the following list in the form of a proposed specification
outlines the extent of the work:

KITCHEN—Carpentry: Remove pantry, patch floor,
reinstall and furnish necessary trim, new quarter-round,
chair rail and ground for same. Remove ironing board,
cut off casing heads. Install only new steel sash over sink,
furnishing new lintel over steel casements. Furnish and
install new stool and apron. Fur out over kitchen cases,
and build arch for same. Install steel kitchen cases.
Chrome all kitchen hardware and replace, including

(Continued to page 178)

IN THE typical 13-year-old two-flat building below at the left, one
of the apartments was completely modernized, as shown in the three
interior views, as a public demonstration of the possibilities in such
properties. The minor nature of
the structural changes required is
indicated in the plan at right.

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MODERNIZATION of this radio, music and electrical appliance store in Milwaukee, Wis., paid for itself in in-
creased business volume and heating economy within a year's time. The showroom and the studios at the right
above have new walls and ceilings of Masonite with recesses for indirect lighting, ventilation and advertising.

Shop Modernizations Pay Dividends

Volume of Profitable Business for the Builder Can Be Secured by
Selling Commercial Property Owners on Advantages of Remodeling

ported of how both owners and builders are

profiting from current programs of store improve-
ment. Such renovations must, of course, be sensioly
planned and carried out but there are still plenty of op-
portunities for the industry to do a real selling job in
every community.

For instance, when Jack Goodwin remodeled his radio,
music and electrical appliance store at Seventh Street and
Wisconsin avenue in Milwaukee he hoped to make some
profit through increased business and savings in heating
expense.

But he was not prepared for what actually happened.
_ The modernization paid for itself within a year in
increased sales.

The increased volume of business is continuing, at
the rate of approximately four to one.

The heating bill has dropped from approximately $60
a month to $15 a month.

Mr. Goodwin did not want a half-way job of moderni-
zation. He consulted a well-known architect. Increased
profits have more than covered the architect’s fee as well
as the actual building cost. The architect’s recommenda-
tions were followed throughout.

The walls of the main show room were finished in
structural insulation, Masonite. The material is inex-

N eres examples are constantly being re-

pensive, and is prefinished in colors. In addition it was
applied in large sheets, further reducing installation costs.
No further finishing or decorating was necessary. Re-
cessed openings were made in the walls near the ceiling to
accommodate indirect lighting, ventilation equipment and
cut-out names of some of the trade lines handled in the
store.

Small tiles of the same prefinished wood fibre material
were used for the ceiling. This treatment provided both
acoustical correction and thermal insulation and made
the room light.

Individual demonstration studios for radios and phono-
graphs were finished in the same wood fibre material but
with a different decorative treatment. Each of the three
studios was finished in a different color combination.
The structural insulation was grooved vertically, giving
a planked effect. The grooving gives the studios an ap-
pearance of greater size, and the acoustical insulation value
of the material confines sound to the individual rooms.

Formerly, according to Mr. Goodwin, it was necessary
to keep the heat turned on in the store 24 hours a day
during the winter months. Now it is turned off at the
close of each day’s business.

But what is more important, Mr. Goodwin says he now
sells as much merchandise in a week as he formerly did
in a month.

POTT
PLAN

THIS combination florist shop, garage and apartment building styled in sim-

American Builder, April 1940.

A Well Planned
Building Combines
5-Room Apartment

and Small Store

- Shop, Garage and Living Quar-
ters Are Grouped for Maximum
Space Utilization in Small
Chicago Building Designed by
Architect Victor L. Charn

plified Georgian design provides all needed business and living accommodations
for the proprietor. Floor plans, sections and details appear on opposite page.

cago florist shop reports a big increase in his business

over the volume done in the establishment he former-
ly occupied speaks well for the styling and general design
of the structure. The pleasing Colonial lines and Georgian
Colonial detail have been carefully adapted to a business
place of this nature by the architect, Victor L. Charn,
Chicago. The outstanding character is given further cus-
tomer eye appeal by the surrounding buildings which
are either of a modernly styled type or of the older, non-
descript, commercial structure design.

The front, with its balanced design of two entrance
doors flanking a curved display bay on the first floor and
a central window and door grouping above, is done in red
Colonial brick and Indiana limestone trim. The wood
bay, balcony sash and blinds in their simplified treatment,
give a certain amount of domesticity to the elevation in
contrast to the usually harsh lines of such buildings.

The interior of the shop has a feeling of openness due
to the bay effect created by the plastered openings in the
rear wall behind which a refrigerated display case is set.
Indirect lighting is used.

The storage and work space is lighted by two skylights,
one on each side of the building, and a large glass block
panel in one wall; if the adjacent property on this side
is improved to the lot line, this light from this latter
source will of course be blocked off. The two-car garage
at the rear is handy for receiving and loading merchandise.

The five-room apartment above has good sized rooms
and plenty of storage space. A hinged bookcase balancing
one of similar design to the right of the mantel gives
access to a closet off the living room. The porch at the

Tes fact that the owner and proprietor of this Chi-

rear is glazed in. The bath and kitchen have wainscot
of tile; floors throughout are oak except linoleum in the
kitchen and tile in the bath. The heating system consists
of oil-fired boiler and radiators, the one in the store being
recessed.

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Livinc Room
15-45" 19°45

RIGHT: Elevations of front and rear
walls of florist shop designed by Archi-
tect Victor L. Charn, Chicago. Sections
indicate construction at front and rear

BELOW: Basement, first floor and sec-
ond floor plans show features of this
unusual building arrangement.

signed to fit on a 25-foot lot.

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American Builder, April 1940.

Finding Length of Common Rafters with
Tables on THE STEEL SQUARE

This Third Article in the Series on
Important Uses of the Steel Square
Explains Rafter Tables and Shows How
to Lay Out Various Common Rafters

By Gilbert Townsend

have dealt with the use of the scales and tables of

figures which are to be found on the steel square
and with its use in the laying out and cutting of the braces
which are frequently required in building braced frames
and towers. While the carpenter is often called upon to
construct such frames, especially in connection with the
larger buildings, such as barns or churches, the job on
which he is most likely to be working day in and day out
is the ordinary dwelling house and here the steel square
will prove to be well worth its cost in helping him with
the task of framing the roof.

A iscee in this series for the two previous months

Sloping Roofs

It has been the custom for many centuries to build
houses as well as churches and barns with sloping roofs,
so that the rain will run off from them as quickly as pos-
sible and have as little chance as may be of getting inside,
and although large city buildings are successfully con-
structed with flat roofs and the modernistic trend is
towards the use of this type of roof for dwellings

above that of the plates. The position of the ridge with
relation to the level of the plates is determined by two
things—the width, or span, of the roof between the two
outside sidewalls, and the slope or pitch of the roof
surfaces. The sloping rafters on each side of the ridge
bear against it and thus hold the ridge in place. The lower
ends of these rafters rest on the plates at the top of the
side walls (the eaves of the roof) and exert a thrust
against these plates which is resisted by the ceiling joists
of the top floor (not shown in the illustration), which act
as ties between the two side walls. The rafters are called
“common” rafters to distinguish them from other kinds
of rafters which occur in more complicated roof frames
such as will be illustrated and described later on in this
series of articles.

The problem which confronts the carpenter is to find
the easiest and quickest way to cut the common rafters
to the correct length and with the ends properly shaped so
that they will fit snugly against the ridge board and on top
of the wall plate. Without the help of the steel square.
this would be much more difficult than it actually is. Fig. 2
illustrates a section taken through the roof frame. If you
could take the roof frame shown in Fig. 1 and saw it in
two crosswise with a huge saw and then look directly at
the end, you would see something like what is shown in
Fig. 2, with the cut ends of the wall plates and ridge
showing in section as illustrated and the rafters and wall
studs showing in direct elevation in their true length
(to scale), and at their true slope. The distance measured
right across the building from outside to outside of the
wall plates is the span of the roof. Half of this span is

also, it will be many years before such roof design
will become common. Therefore, carpenters must
look forward to framing up sloping roofs for a long
time to come. In large houses, these roofs become
very complicated due to the shape of the plan, which
often has several ells projecting from the main body
of the structure and in many cases the angles at
which these ells project are not right angles in plan,
which still further aggravates the carpenter’s head-
ache. Even when brick or stone masonry is used
for the walls of such mansions, the roof is almost
always framed up in wood by a carpenter with the
aid of his steel square.

The complicated roofs with hips and valleys and
dormers will be taken up later, but the most usual
and fortunately the easiest job of roof framing
which a carpenter has to do is the simple gable or
pitch roof and this will be dealt with first, the prin-
cipal features being the ridge at the top, the eaves
at the two side walls, and the two gables, one at
each end.

Framing for Gable or Pitch Roof

Fig. 1 shows the framework for a “pitch” or
“gable” roof, consisting of the horizontal plates
resting on top of the vertical studding of the side
and end walls, together with the ridge, or ridge-
board, also horizontal, and the sloping common
rafters. The ridge board extends along the center of
the roof for its full length at a level considerably

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called the run of the rafters and is the distance measured
horizontally from the outside edge of the wall plate to
a plumb line passing through the center of the ridge.

Pitch of Roofs

The “run” of a sloping roof is made use of together
with its “rise” to determine the pitch or slope of the roof
and also to find the length of the rafters.

In Fig. 2 the point marked by the letter P is a point on
the side of any one of the rafters where the rafter crosses
the outside top corner of the wall plate. As will be seen
by a study of the illustration (Fig. 2) the point P is not
on the line of the lower edge of the rafter nor is it on the
line of the top edge of the rafter, because in Fig. 2 the
rafters project at the eaves of the roof, beyond the outside
of the building wall to form overhanging eaves. In Fig.
1 where there are no overhanging eaves, this point P
would lie in the line of the top edge of the rafter. In any
case a line drawn on the side of the rafter parallel to its
top edge from the point P (where the rafter is to cross
the outside top edge of the wall plate) up to the point at
which it would intersect the line representing the center
line of the ridge board (point 0 in Fig. 2) is called the
measuring line and this measuring line is made use of to-
gether with the steel square in the task of laying out and
cutting the rafters. In Fig. 2, if the line marked “Level
of wall plates” is thought of as representing the level of
the top surfaces of the wall plates and if a plumb line
were to be dropped from point 0 on the rafter at the center
line of the ridge board, then the distance from point 0
down to the point where this plumb line would intersect
the “level of the wall plates” would be what is called the
rise of the roof. It is the relation of this distance (called
the rise of the roof) to the span of the roof which de-
termines the pitch of the roof. If the rise is one-half of
the span, the roof is a “14 pitch” roof. If the rise is 1/3
of the span, the roof is a “1/3 pitch” roof. If the rise is
one quarter of the span, the roof is a “%4 pitch” roof and
soon. In Fig. 2 the span of the roof is 21 feet and the rise
is 7 feet, so the pitch of the roof is 7/21 or 1/3 pitch. If
the rise of this roof had been 10%4 feet instead of 7 feet,
then the pitch would have been 10% divided by 21, or
Y2 pitch. If the rise had been 5 feet 3 inches instead of

7 feet, then the pitch would have been 5% divided by 21,
or 4 pitch.

Rise Per Foot Run

_ Another thing to notice about the roof framing shown
in Fig. 2 is that for a run of 10% feet there is a rise of 7
leet, or 84 inches. This means that for each foot of the
run there is a rise of 84 inches divided by —10%, which
is 8 inches. Thus this roof which has a one-third pitch
has a rise of eight inches for each foot of run. A ¥ pitch
roof would have a rise of 12 inches for each foot of run

107

and a % pitch roof would have a rise of 6 inches for each
foot of run. This is another way of designating the slope
or pitch of a roof. In Fig. 2 a steel square is shown at the
left hand side of the illustration setting on top of the wall
plate with the tongue of the square resting on the upper
surface of the plate and the blade held in a vertical or
upright position against the side of a rafter. The twelve
inch mark on the outside edge of the tongue of the steel
square is held at the outside upper corner of the wall plate
corresponding to point P. The measuring line will then
cross the outside edge of the blade of the square at the
inch mark corresponding to the rise-per-foot-run of the
roof—in this case 8 inches.

Fig. 3 shows an enlarged view of a steel square with
the tongue horizontal and the blade or body in a vertical
or upright position, just as they are in the case of the steel
square shown to smaller scale at the left hand side of Fig.
3. In Fig. 3, a number of lines are drawn from the 12
inch mark on the tongue of the square (corresponding
to a “run” of 12 inches or one foot) to a series of inch
marks on the blade. One of these lines, heavier than the
others, corresponds to the measuring line in Fig. 2 and
is marked 1/3, showing that a rise of 8 inches per-foot-run
is the same as a 1/3 pitch. The other lines might be
similar “measuring lines” on rafters for roofs of different
slopes and are marked with fractions to show the pitch
of roofs corresponding to various measurements for rise-
per-foot of run from 4 inches up to 24 inches. As noted in
Fig. 3, these pitches are also sometimes spoken of as rises
of so many inches in twelve inches from 4 inches in 12
inches up to a rise of 24 inches, in 12 inches corresponding
to pitches from 1/6 pitch to full pitch. These roof pitches
can always be obtained from the elevation drawing of the
gable end of the roof by measuring the distance to scale
from top of wall plates to the point where the two measur-
ing lines will intersect each other at the center line of the
ridge board and dividing this distance by the distance out
to out of wall studs, also measured to scale. This proce-
dure will give a fraction which, with the aid of the square
as shown in Fig. 3, can be used to find the rise-per-foot-
run. Knowing the rise-per-foot run the square can be
used to find the length to which the rafters must be cut
in order to fit properly into the roof frame and make a
finished job corresponding to the drawing. Thus in Fig. 2
the rise of 7 feet divided by the span of 21 feet equals
7/21 or 1/3 which is the pitch of the roof and the cor-
responding rise-per-foot-run is 8 inches, the slope being
8 inches in 12 inches. See Fig. 3.

But perhaps the roof may be of such a type that the

(Continued to page 146)

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American Builder, April 1940.

Things To Build for Profit or Pleasure ~ : =

Fences for Privacy and Decoration

A> A means of accenting the style of a house or enclosing cer-
tain portions of the yard for privacy, fences are again return-
ing to popularity. However, fences have outgrown their purely
practical job as enclosures and, as shown on these two pages, they
have definitely become a part of the home; entrance dooryards,
service courts, home recreational

areas, and front yards can often be

made more decorative and useful with

fencing. In California, fences are

being used more extensively than in

most other sections, as these examples

indicate.—Hi Sibley.

A SIDED wood frame wall (Fig. |) with
wooden grilled windows and top rail
set on a masonry base as shown at
right screens home in Altadena, Calif. Fig. 1

Stucco, Concrete or
Brick Wall

LEFT: This solid panel gate (Fig. 2) of unsurfaced, un-
painted wood assembled with quarter-inch carriage bolts
picks up the character of the upper portion of the house;
contrasting ornamental pickets harmonize with the siding.

(Unsuriaced, unpainted lunber assembled with & carriage bolts
- —4

IN Fig. 3 below, the construction of the service yard enclosure at
the right is indicated. Ten-inch lap siding picks up the horizontal
lines of the garage door at far right and gable end of wing at left.

American Builder, April 1940.

THIS Balboa Island, Calif., cottage has a rustic post and
rail fence which is nicely designed in relation to the
house; Fig. 4 below shows this type of rough-hewn work.

THE character of the novel siding arrangement in the gable of the above house is picked up in this fence which
is finished with whitewash to carry out the similar treatment of the stucco on the exterior wall surfaces.

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front yard area, as shown below, assures privacy
for outdoor relaxation. In Fig. 5 at the right, this
construction is shown; louvered inserts allow air
circulation while screening interior; chicken
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Prefabricated Steel
Panel System for
Industrial Buildings

ANEW type of prefabricated, all-steel industrial building has
just been developed, in which extra structural strength and
rigidity are attained by pulling the steel panel sheets into tension
between the framing members.

These new buildings can be used for either temporary or per-
manent structures. Both roofing and sides are built of patented
panel sheets, framing members, and fittings that can be assembled
or disassembled “like a Meccano set” by unskilled workers with
no other tools than a socket wrench. The structural strength of
the materials or their finished appearance is not affected by fre-
quent assembly and disassembly.

This new method of construction was invented and developed
by Harvey B. Lindsay, president of the Dry-Zero Corporation,
Chicago, and is known as Lindsay Structure. The company erects
no buildings itself, but fabricates and sells the necessary Lindsay
Structure to specified dimensions and details.

The new Lindsay Structure principle represents a definite break
from all traditional methods of putting steel together into indus-
trial buildings. Heretofore, sheet metal has been used on indus-

FIGURE Il. FIGURE Ill.

ABOVE: In Figure |, four basic elements of Lindsay Structure; A is
the flanged frame. 8B is the "tensioner" which fits inside the channel
of the flanged frame. C and C are two panel sheets with patented
edges which fit into the flanged frame. D is the patented socket
lock screw which draws the tensioner into the channel of the flanged
frame. Figure II, elements in place before the union is tightened.
Figure III, completed union between frame and sheets,

American Builder, April 1940.

trial buildings simply as a covering material. Structurally, the
sheets have been little more than just so much dead weight.
Practically all the load has been carried by the steel framing mem-
bers. If the framing begins to “work” the stresses are concen-
trated at the weakest points of the sheets—the rivets, bolts, or
screw holes—or the tightest points of the weld.

In Lindsay Structure, every ounce of steel is called upon to
contribute its structural strength—even the steel in the panel
sheets! The sheets are “pre-tensed” to instantly resist the slight-
est movement of the framing, and the load is distributed over
their entire area. This is done by means of a patented flange and
tensioner which creates a union between sheets and framing that
approximates the full strength of the sheet. With this construc-
tion, therefore, it is possible to use lighter gauge sheets and
lighter framing, usually with a marked gain in strength.

Buildings can be erected of Lindsay Structure in all sizes and
styles. Standard Ls materials are fabricated to within % inch of
any desired dimension. The size of the finished building can also
be altered by simply adding or removing panels, which can be
done without special tools, in a few man-hours.

Lindsay Structure buildings can be built with either flat or
pitched roofs. In either case, the paneling is the same on walls
and roof. For wide spans, specially designed roof trusses are
furnished. Standard parts can also be furnished for either square
or rounded corners. Door frames are fastened directly to the Ls
frame and window frames are spot welded to the panel sheets.
Doors and windows can be replaced by regular panel sections of
the same dimension. Thus, their location may be changed at any
time without the. use of new materials.

All materials in the Ls building are marked to facilitate erec-
tion. With the patented Ls method of assembly, parts can be
assembled with a simple socket wrench instead of riveting and
welding. No cutting or fabrication is necessary. Two men have
been able to assemble or take down a 12x9x10 ft. tool house in
approximately three hours.

Lindsay Structure is well adapted for portable construction.
It can be distnantled as readily as it can be assembled, and moved
from place to place and rebuilt any number of times. Its salvage

(Continued to page 149)

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and into the frame by
patented socket lock
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panel sheets into tension
and gives the structure
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J & L Lightweight Channel

THE Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, is now manufac-

turing the lightest 10-inch hot rolled steel channel section in
the world, weighing only 6%4 pounds to the foot. Designed to meet
the increasing demand for rigid steel stairs in residences, apart-
ments, housing projects and other light occupancy buildings, this
new lightweight channel supplies ornamental metal manufacturers
with a product of true shape and accurate dimension of known
structural quality steel, and is stronger than cold formed steel
channels of equal weight. It meets all demands for safety and
comfort, giving the protection of sound structural steel.

FACTORY-built lightweight steel stairs of new channel section.

Finish for Asbestos Cement Siding Shingles

ANEW process finish for asbestos cement siding shingles, called

“Glatex,” has recently been announced by the United States
Gypsum Co., Chicago. The finish is a permanent mineral glaze
baked on and into the shingles at
high temperature, from which oil,
grease, soot and other stains can
be removed with soap and water;
acids do not affect it.

“Glatex” is now available in
two designs—wavy edged and
clapboard. The wavy edge is
available in white, cascade green
and silver brown, the clapboard
in white alone. The wavy edge
design is textured to resemble fine
wood graining, and the clapboard
has a smooth surface.

ASBESTOS siding shingles have fin-

ish of permanent mineral glaze.

Blind Nailing for Interior Finish

ANEW method of applying insulation board interior finish has

been announced by the Wood Conversion Company, St. Paul,
Minn., manufacturers of Nu-Wood. It is known as the Nu-Wood
Clip System. The clip is so designed that it can be applied either
on the tongue or groove joint of Nu-Wood Kolor-Fast and Sta-
Lite Tile and Plank, and can be fastened to the material before
the units are placed in position for nailing. As shown in the illus-

111

New Products to Deliver More Home Value

tration, one end of the clip is rounded and the other is square.
This enables the applicator, through his sense of feel, to determine
which end is to be applied to the unit, depending on whether he
is working in the tongue or groove edge. Because of this feature,
the applicator can work out from the center of the room in all
directions.

Nu-Wood clips are
available through retail
lumber dealers in boxes
of one thousand.

NEW ceiling clip takes
tongue of finish on one
side and fits insulation
board groove on other.

Conco Gas-Fired Units

THE Conco Corp., Automatic Packaged Heat Div. of H. D.

Conkey & Co., Mendota, IIl., has just announced its new line of
automatic gas-fired heating and conditioning equipment, the new
units to be marketed in connection with the Conco stokers and
oil-fired equipment through established dealer outlets.

The new line is comprised of three new series of heating and
conditioning equipment—gas-fired air conditioners in two models,
gas-fired gravity heaters and three gas-fired wall and floor heaters.
The various units are available in a range of sizes to cover both
domestic and semi-commercial installations.

The new Conco gas-fired air conditioners operate in completely
enclosed, tamper-proof cabinets, the heating element of each being
formed from pressed steel sections welded into a single, rigid piece.
Important safety features include an automatic pilot, a fan and
limit switch to pro-
tect the unit from f
overheating, and a
pressure regulator
to maintain a con-
stant gas input un-
der fluctuating line
conditions. Both
new models are
thermostat-
ically controlled,
and leave the fac-
tory completely
wired, assembled
and ready for in-
stallation.

ONE of the avail-
able models in a new
line of gas-fired win-
ter air conditioners. | _

“Thrift-Pak” Attic Ventilator

HE Rex-Airate “Thrift-Pak,” manufactured by Air Controls,

Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, is a package unit attic ventilator of
special interest to small home owners. This unit, which is well
constructed of steel throughout, is installed in attic with the ceiling
grille in place beneath the vent box, and delivers a generous volume
of air. It should be started after sundown to exhaust the heat
that has accumulated in the house and attic during the day, replac-
ing it with cool night air which is drawn in through open doors
and windows. Included in the package unit are a quiet fan in
steel cabinet, all-steel vent-box, expanded metal ceiling grille,

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and rubber-coated connector. Air delivery when allowance is
made for resistance of vent-box and grille is 4100 C.F.M. The
approximate shipping weight is 140 pounds.

UNIT attic ventila-
tor is rated by AS.
H.V.E. standards.

Improved Coolvent Attic Fan |

HE Autovent Fan & Blower Co., 1806 N. Kostner Ave., Chi-
cago, has announced further improvements in its line of Cool-
vent attic fans for drawing in cool night air and circulating it
through the house. Motor is mounted directly below the fan shaft
on a sturdy sheet steel pedestal which can be adjusted for proper
belt tension. Fan is supported by steel tubing; self-aligning ball
bearings are mounted in new
flanged type rubber pillow blocks
for quietness. A low cost suction
chamber and ceiling grille assem-
bly is now available to complete

the system.

FAN wheel diameters for attic fans
range from 24 to 54 inches; oper-
ate at slow speeds from 281 to 577
RPM.

Combination Window Screen
and Storm Sash

ANEW combination screen and storm sash with special ven-
tilating and interchanging features has been placed on the mar-
ket by the Phenix Manufacturing Company, 2684 North Humboldt
Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. The combination window frame and sash
is made of weatherproofed clear cut Ponderosa pine with joints
secured by the company’s wedge-lock joint construction. Of un-
usual interest is the easy removal and interchange features of either
the screen or storm window. Everything operates from the inside
with a special lock and bolt fastener developed by the company.
When used as a storm window the insert can be lowered in a
jiffy, providing draughtless ventilation through the top and sides
of the lower panel. As a screen, for summer use, the inside window
can be left open at the top to provide constant ventilation and pro-
tection against rain storms.

Relief for Sticking Casements

HE H. B. Ives Co., New Haven, Conn., is manufacturing a case-

ment operating fastener which works through the screen to draw
in or push out any casement sash which has a tendency to stick due
to swelling caused by dampness. If sash sticks, lifting the handle
of the Ives fastener frees ~>
it instantly, and likewise
the device reaches out
more than a half-inch to
draw in a casement and
close it snugly.

SKETCH of window jamb
showing casement operat-
ing fastener which assists
operator to open or close.

American Builder, April 1940.
All-Steel Ventilating Louvre

NEW all-steel louvre ventilator, made in four standard sizes
for home construction, has been designed and is offered by the
Milcor Steel Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is made of gal-
vanized, weather-resistant steel and is painted before shipment as
an added protection. A special feature of the ventilator is its thin
louvre blades which, the manufacturer claims, permit the pas-
sage of more air than is possible in other type ventilators. If for
some reason it is desired to close the ventilator, a wire fly-screen
covering the inside can be removed and sheet metal or cardboard
slipped into position to prevent the entry of cold air.
It is stated by the Company that the
advent of airtight, insulated home con-
struction has made the need for winter
ventilation fully as important as are its
cooling advantages. This has _ been
brought about through the necessity of
providing means for the escape of mois-
ture laden air which would otherwise
condense in walls and roofs, causing
damage and rapid deterioration. The
new ventilator was first put on the mar-
ket a few months ago and the manufac-
turer reports that it has received the
ready acceptance of building men.

RIGHT: Rear view of

screen and, below,

louvre showing
the outside view.

“Protective Eye” Door Knocker

\yits the handsome and entirely innocent appearance of a door
knocker, a new safety device called “Protective Eye” allows
the housewife to look out and inspect any caller. In its center is
hidden a bull’s-eye of “one-way
glass.” This is the secret of the de-
vice which is made by the Chicago
Venetian Blind Co., 39th & Mich-
igan, Chicago, because one cannot
see in from the outside.

NEW device prevents intruders from
entering home before being inspect-
ed by housewife.

One-Hand Tacker

MECHANICAL device that “spits” tacks as fast as the hand
can grip is the Hansco Model T-1 Tacker, a product of the

A. L. Hansen Mfg. Co., 5059 Ravenswood Ave., Chicago. This
device drives a specially designed tack, with a slender, streamlined
head and a pin-like leg, having great penetrating and holding
power, which drives into the hardest woods, thin metal or light
(Continued to page 114)

RAPID, precision work
can be done with this
new tacker shown at the
right as it is operated.

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American Builder, April 1940.

PROSPECTIVE BUYERS nowadays are
looking for homes that offer all the
comforts and conveniences of mod-
ern living.

That’s why Gas and Modern

Gas Appliances have become such
record-breaking salesmen!
. Gas, because it’s clean, econom-
ical... up-to-date. Gas Appliances,
because they are so good looking
and compact...so perfectly suited to
the American home of today!

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Because gas-equipped homes sell
easier, faster...they naturally bring
bigger, surer, better profits. Thus,
it is sound salesmanship—as well
as good design—to let “Gas Do
The Four Big Jobs” of cooking,
water-heating, refrigeration and
house-heating!

PROFIT FOR YOU! You can make
more money by installing gas equip-
ment for the “4 Big Jobs.” Ask your
local gas company for information!

ANOTHER

This beautiful All-

PRIZE WINNER!

Gas home built and
designed by T. B.
Winship, Portland,
Oregon.

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BECAUSE WOMEN
HAVE THE LAST
worD

...even in the pur-
chase of a home...
sleek, trim kitchens
like this play an im-
portant part in get-
ting a prospect's
name on the con-
tract.“Sella woman
the kitchen ...and
you’ve sold herhus-
band the house!”

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Build BETTER BUYS
for QUICKER SALES

WOLMANIZED LUMBER* makes houses
better built, easier to sell.

If you want to speed up the sale of houses you
build, put yourself in a position to say this to pros-
pective buyers:

“This house is a better buy because it has de-
pendable protection against termite and decay
damage. See,” (you point to Wolmanized
Lumber) “‘we have used Wolmanized Lumber at
the points where termites and decay first attack.
This gives you lasting protection, yet it adds less
than 2% to the cost of the house—a fraction of
what one repair would cost.”

This selling point hits the mark. Wolmanized
Lumber is the one protective material which is
clean, pressure-treated under one standard speci-
fication, and sold under one brand throughout the
country. Banks and financing agencies approve it.

Ask us to send you selling helps which will
help you sell houses in which Wolmanized Lumber
is used. AMERICAN LUMBER & TREATING COM-
PANY, 1406 Old Colony Building, Chicago.

USED FROM
LOW COST FOR FULL PRO- ee
TECTION—Because Wolman-
ized Lumber used at the danger
points, joists, sills, and subfloor,
protects the whole structure,
effective protection with it adds
less than 2% to the total cost of
the house. TO PROTECT THE
WHOLE STRUCTURE

*Registered Trade-mark

WOLMANIZED
LUMBER

American Builder, April 1940.

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weight tin. The tacks are in strips of 100 tacks per strip, packed
5,000 tacks per box.

The tacker weighs 1%4 pounds; it has a narrow width front,
capable of driving in close or narrow spaces and permitting flush
tacking, and its handle has a hold-down spring, ingenious in de-
sign, which holds down handle for carrying tacker in pocket.

New 312 End Dump Mixer

AN EW 3% End-Discharge trailer-mixer has been added to its
line by Lansing Co., Lansing, Mich. Lightness and proper

balance assure high speed trailing and easy, quick placing on the

job. Features in-

clude air-cooled en-

gine, Hyatt and

Timken _ bearings,

self-cleaning mix-

ing blades, easy

tilting wheel and

cushion, steel or

pneumatic tired

wheels.

END discharge per-
mits greater efficien-
cy in loading bar-
rows; discharge : ,
height, 27 inches. a

Screw-Tite Spiral Flooring Nails

THE Independent Nail & Packing Co., Bridgewater, Mass., is

manufacturing Screw-Tite nails, which are made from special
steel by an exclusive process but in much the same manner as any
conventional round nail. The spiral thread is machine rolled onto
each individual nail, which is then hardened and tempered so that
it will not bend or break. The long pitch, spiral thread, which ap-
pears on the lower part of the shank only, turns the nail as it is
driven, and gently penetrates both flooring and sub-floor without
drastically displacing the wood fibres. The smooth upper shank,
having no thread, merely turns around in place as it draws the
flooring down tightly to the sub-floor and against the preceding
strip, continuously holding it firmly in place.

These nails hold with the tenacity of wood screws, anchor the
flooring to the sub-floor; therefore, squeaky floors, cupping and
buckling are eliminated. They are made in all standard sizes, while
special sizes can be made to order.

SPIRAL nails cannot work out or pop up.

Stop Window Rattling

AFULL-SIZED card, consisting of five Stop-A-Rattle Anti-
Window Rattlers is offered as a sample to building men by the

Superior Fastener Corporation, 5224 North Clark Street, Chicago,

Illinois, manufacturers of the product. It is claimed by its makers

that the new item will stop win-

dow rattling, retard dust infiltra-

‘tion and the passage of heat and

cold through loose window frames.
The product is made in the form
of a 2% inch strip of flexible
stainless tempered steel. It is %
inch wide by 0.14 inch thick and,
as illustrated, is fastened to the
top of the sash with a tack % inch
in length.

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American Builder, April 1940.

Sun Rays Furnish
Hot Water for Homes

RAPPING heat from the sun’s rays and turning it to practi-

cal use by heating water up to 204 degrees temperature for hot
water heating systems is the clever feat accomplished with the
aid of insulation board by a local roofing manufacturer of Miami,
Florida. More than 25,000 of these systems, ranging in capacity
up to 500 gallons, have already been installed and directly con-
nected to the regular hot and cold water service lines of all types
and sizes of homes and commercial buildings in the Miami area.

Known as the solar water heating system, developed by W. R.
Robbins and Son, it consists roughly of two parts, one, the “heat-
ing element,” and two, the storage tank. These units are connected
and piped directly to the water service system of any building.

The heater is a galvanized steel case, 50 inches wide and 30
inches deep, built in any desired length to fit roofs of various
sizes. This case has the bottom and four sides lined with %4-inch
Celotex cane fiber insulation board. The insulating material lin-
ing the tank functions like a blanket wrapped around a hot water
bottle. After the sun sets and the night air becomes cooler, the
insulation holds the heat loss of the tank to a minimum. In addi-
tion, a special ferox treatment of the insulation prevents forma-
tion of fungi and dry rot commonly encountered in installations
such as this where high moisture and hot air are always present.

The heating element fits into the tank and consists of special
annealed, copper tubing upon which are soldered, in intimate con-
tact, electrolytic copper heating fins which cover the entire floor
of the case. The top of the case is covered with glass held in po-
sition by steel mullions similar to those employed in modern
steel window sash.

THIS contrivance heats hot water on the roof. Installed there, it
traps heat rays from the sun and raises water up to 204°. At night,
insulation board which lines the 50" wide and 3" deep tank reduces
heat loss to a minimum.

* * *

“Sunsulation”

\7 is becoming increasingly apparent to everyone that houses
will have to be planned for greater year-round comfort. Much
ot the money people formerly threw away on ginger bread orna-
ment is now being utilized to pay for automatic equipment which
adds to comfort and effortless living. People would rather have
their houses warm or cool when they so desire than impress their
neighbors with a General Grant Gothic porch. A combination
ot insulation and “sunsulation” such as illustrated can go far
toward providing a comfortable, economically maintained house,
(Continued to page 118)

TRIMPAK |

... streamlined for

LOW-COST HOMES!

Streamlined TRIMPAK
used in 98 homes like this

Price $2,945. Builder: Brody & Sondel, Inc., Greenfield, Wisc.
Material supplied by Wilbur Lumber Co., West Allis, Wisc.

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Ask for information

about “PAC-TRIM’

_.. the new low-priced product
with TRIMPAK quality

PAC-TRIM . . . newest product from Trimpak . . . has
been created especially for homes in the $2,500 price
range.

Now . . . builders of groups of houses can get Trimpak
quality at low cost!

Like Trimpak, Pac-Trim is made only from the cream of
the log, comes to the job clean and bright, saves labor.
Pac-Trim is cut to approximate lengths, eliminating
waste. It is seasoned thoroughly and uniformly. It takes
and retains paint and varnish perfectly. Supplied in all
woods. Also manufactured with wood or steel lock-
joint, with stools and —— returned.

Pac-Trim is alone in its class for low-priced homes! Write
for designs, specifications and prices.

TRIMPAK CORPORATION
44 Whitehall St., New York, N. Y.

RIMPA

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ONE HAND

Drives A STANLEY Safety Saw

DUPLEX HANDLE

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Stanley W8 With Exclusive Duplex Handle

IT’S BUILT TO MAKE
MONEY FOR BUILDERS

SE it in the shop, to pre-cut stair

stringers and other timbers that

can be done inside — then take it out
on the job. It handles jobs like bevel
cutting for roof framing, cutting off

sheathing, ripping floors and scores

of other jobs easily and quickly.
The Stanley Safety Saw is built
for builders, with the in-built power

and ruggedness that a builder
needs. The balance and the com-
plete safety features make this an
easy and safe tool to use. Ask your
Stanley distributor for a demonstra-
tion, or write for literature. Stanley
Electric Tool Div., The Stanley Works,
133 Elm Street, New Britain, Conn.

Stanley Safety Saws Are Made In Six
Models, with Capacities From 1% to 6”.

STANLEY ELECTRIC TOOLS

“COST LESS PER YEAR”

American Builder, April 1940.

(Continued from page 117)

according to Oscar Fisher and L. H. Meyer in their U. S. Plywood
Corp. “Plywood Handbook.” It has been established that the
winter sun, if permitted to enter through glass on the south wall
of a house, will provide an average of heat through the winter
season equal to a square foot of radiation per square foot of glass.
Conversely, if it is permitted to enter during the summer, it will
result in a similar amount of discomfort.

A simple hood such as the one illustrated below may easily be
provided on the south windows of a house. It will exclude the
direct rays of the summer sun and permit the winter rays to
enter and warm. If the hood is lightly constructed of Weldwood
according to the critical angles shown on the drawing, it will
automatically provide for such control.

SUMMER NOON SUN Fi
JULY 21 -41° N. LAT. Ax
ANGLE 69° 33’ Nae

WINTER NOON SUN
JAN. 21 - 41° N. LAT.
ANGLE 29° 49’

DIAGRAM showing how a hood keeps out

summer heat and lets in winter sunshine.

Bilco Junior Conservatory Window

ANEW treatment for basement and cellar windows, either above
or below grade, to utilize them for growing plants, has been
perfected by the Bilco Manufacturing Co., New Haven, Conn.
This firm offers the Bilco conservatory window for installation as

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ing cross section detail
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Bethculoy copper bearing
steel 16” high at the back
where it goes against the
; house.

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4:9 tory comes as a complete

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wo 5 Sort and hinges electrically
welded. There is an ad-
justing and_ self-locking

Stecqion Tueu Areaway With Optnina bar on the inside for open-

Becns Grane ing the window and hold-

ing it in several positions. Header flange is provided to make a

watertight joint where built into masonry wall or attached to

stucco or clapboard walls. Sash side rails interlock with frame

to produce a tight joint all the way around. This unit is furnished

without glass, or with shatterproof glazing, and also with built-in
copper roll screen included if desired.

This new home building specialty adds extra value to the home.
It gives extra space outside the basement window with added light
and ventilation for the basement; it provides an ideal space for
flowers, bulbs, and early start of seeds for transplanting. It 1S
easily attached to new or present structures, and conforms 1
appearance to almost any type of architecture. It is moderate
in cost.

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on a brick. Wait a minute, then feel each mortar.

Slap a small amount of Brixment mortar, and an
equal amount of mortar made with lime and cement,

Test each mortar. You will find that the Brixment
mortar stays plastic far longer than the other mortar.
This proves greater water-retaining capacity.

BRIXMENT has Far Greater
Water-Retaining Capacity!

WATER-RETAINING CAPACITY is the ability of a
mortar to retain its moisture, and hence its plastic-
ity, when spread out on porous brick. High water-
retaining capacity is of extreme importance in
mortar. If the mortar does not have high water-
retaining capacity, it is too quickly sucked dry by
the brick; the mortar stiffens too soon, the brick
cannot be properly bedded, and a good bond

cannot be obtained.

Brixment mortar has extremely high water-retain-
ing capacity. It strongly resists the sucking action
of the brick. Brixment mortar therefore stays
smooth and plastic when spread out on the wall.

This permits a more thorough bedding of the brick,
and a more complete contact between the brick and
the mortar. The result is a better bond, and hence
a stronger and more water-tight wall.

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For Mortar and Stucco

Scientifically Designed—Beautifully
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@ You will find in the
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the type and size of
winter air conditioner
required, at a price that
will command your in-
terest. Every improve-
ment that contributes
to carefree convenience
and finer comfort is in-
cluded in Moncrief
Winter Air Condition-
ers. Engineering is
correct in every detail.
Construction is most
substantial and durable.
Cabinets are smartly
styled, modern.

Aristocrat Gas Fired

For high efficiency, un-
usual economy, fine ap-
-pearance, look to the
complete Moncrief line.

Write for new illus-
trated literature and
data sheets adapted to
your files.

HERE’S A BIG IMPROVEMENT
IN —— AIR FURNACES

Moncrief DeLuxe
Long Life Furnace

Automatic controls regulate tem-
peratures constantly. Thermo-Drip
Automatic Humidifier. Finished in
handsome two-tone green enamel.
Positively guaranteed for twenty
years against any section burning
out. Supplied with cast or steel
heating unit. Truly the modern unit
for the modern home.

Send for new descriptive literature

THE HENRY FURNACE & FOUNDRY CO.

Aristocrat Coal Fired

3479 East 49th St. e Cleveland, Ohio
AAC NR Aen

American Builder, April 1940.

News of the Month

Building Activities and Meetings

Survey Shows Real Estate Tax Rates
Affect Home Building and Buying

JN A great majority of American cities, large and small, the real
estate tax rate is a very definite influence on real estate price
levels and on volume of real estate sales. High taxes—and fear of
higher taxes—are a very real deterrent to real estate investment.
Conversely, a lightening of the tax burden, and particularly the
putting of a ceiling on the real estate tax, has been reflected defi-
nitely in better tax collections, in wider home ownership and in
higher real estate price levels. That is the consensus of observa-
tions made by real estate boards of the country reported to the
National Association of Real Estate Boards in a questionnaire on
various phases of real estate taxation, preliminary findings of which
are now being tabulated by the Association.

The reports, copies of which were sent to the Association, were
made initially to a governmental department, officials of which
drafted the questionnaire.

The question: “Have you observed any influence of changes in
the tax rates or assessed valuations on the prices of property and
the turnover in property of various types?” Seventy per cent of
cities replying gave a decided yes.

How Various Cities Reported

St. Louis, for example, reports: “Today, general property
taxes are a greater deterrent to the sale of real estate than any
other factor.” Springfield, Mass., observes: “Lowered taxes
have tended to make property more easily sold, and high taxes,
even with low purchase price, have killed many a sale.” Jersey
City says: “High taxes retard building.” Wichita, Kans., reports:
“Upping of taxes in last assessment in exclusive residential dis-
tricts is causing a trend toward suburban development.” South
Bend, Ind., records: “As taxes go up, prices and turnover (except
for forced sales) go down, and vice versa.” New Orleans notes:
“Higher taxes have depressing influence on price of property
and adversely affect their turnover.” Des Moines adds: “Especially
for investment property.” Worcester, Mass., finds: “As the tax
rates have increased, prices fell and turnover lessened.” Lincoln,
Nebr., (which reports intangibles taxed almost nil, while real estate
is carrying 79.9 per cent of total government cost) : “High taxes
destroy value and reduce sales.” Olean, N.Y., finds: “Rising taxes
are most certainly stagnating the real estate market.” Moorestown,
N.J., finds them “particularly unfavorable in the case of farms.”
Parkersburg, W. Va., observes that “only the fact of a difference
in tax rate as between two residential properties is sometimes a
deciding factor in a sale.” Portland, Ore., states: “Where levy
has been increasing each year, real property is purchased for use
only; there are no speculative buyers in the market.”

How Reductions in Rates or Assessments Help

On the happier side of the picture, Dayton, O., states: “Reduc-
tions in either tax rate or assessments stimulate sales and increase
collections.” Seattle, Wash., writes: “We feel that the 40-mill
over-all limit on the real estate tax in this State (on a 50 per cent
valuation) has made the ownership of real estate more desirable.”
Bellingham, Wash., also states: “The 40-mill limit law has had
a tendency to increase property turnover,” and Greys Harbor,
Wash., adds: “Since we have had the 40-mill limit there is a
greater desire to own homes.” Grand Rapids, Mich., reports:
“Since we have been operating under a fifteen-mill and over-all
limit on the real estate tax rate more people of limited income
are purchasing homes and tax collections are much higher. We
believe there is a direct relationship between the tax rate and
home ownership.” Flint, Mich., makes a similar statement: “As
a result of the 15-mill limitation there is a definite increase in
real estate activity. Assessed valuations, reduced during the de-
pression, have been slightly raised, but not enough to offset the
effects of limitation.”

In 21 per cent of the cities replying there had been either no
change in the tax rate or no observable relationship between tax

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Mr. J. Harry Dickman, president
of J. H. Dickman and Company,
211 E. 4th St., Cincinnati, Ohio

“Cincinnati is partial to steel

easements because they appeal to

Cincinnatians’ thrifty nature,” says

Mr. J. Harry Dickman, topnotch

builder and president of the Home

Builders Association of Greater
Cincinnati.

“I like Mesker Guildhall Casements because they
are permanent and solid and require so little main-
tainance, and with their 100% ventilation they
allow my home owners to enjoy the summer breezes

that we get across our hilltops.”

..-And Mr. J. Harry Dickman should know! He is one

of Cincinnati’s leading builders of fine, modern homes

MESKER GUMDHALL CASEMENTS
appeal to Thrifty Home Buyers

and has been in the business for over thirty years.

Install Mesker Guildhall Steel Casements in the
next house you build and see how quickly thrifty
home buyers appreciate their many exclusive fea-
tures: better ventilation, more daylight, easier to
wash from the inside, easier to screen and smarter

in appearance... all at a price unbelievably low.

See your nearest Mesker Dealer for complete prices on the entire Mesker Steel Window Line

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single pre-finished wall material . . . gives your homes that

“quality” atmosphere that pleases prospects, speeds up sales,

1, UNLIMITED DECORATIVE SCOPE. Over 100 colors (from
pastels to full strength colors) and many patterns: plain,
tile, marble and genuine wood-veneers, to choose from.

2. EASY TO CLEAN. Marlite’s glass-smooth surface is easily
kept spic and span with a damp cloth.

3. ECONOMICAL. Reasonable in first cost ... saves expense
of periodic renovating.

4. ADAPTABILITY. Suitable for a wider range of applica-
tions than any other pre-finished wall material due to
variety of colors and patterns available.

5. EASY TO INSTALL. Large wall-size panels
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iy Carstenite is the trade name of the raw,
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American Builder, April 1940.
NEWS-

(Continued from page 120)

situation and market situation. In 9 per cent of the cities the
influence of the tax situation on market activity or prices, while
observable, was felt to be relatively slight.

Atlanta, Ga., points out that the tendency toward increased
taxation is probably a greater deterrent to purchasers than is the
tax actually levied. Reported by various cities: large numbers
of people finding locations outside of the corporate limits because
of constant increase in tax rate.

March Residential Contracts
About Same As Year Ago

ESIDENTIAL contract awards in 37 eastern states, as re-

ported by F. W. Dodge for the period Mar. 1-22, amounted
to $79,904,000 as compared to $82,421,000 for the same period in
1939. The first two weeks of March registered a 17 per cent
increase but the third week cut down the gain.

Statistics for the four classes of construction are as follows:

37 Eastern States Mar.1-22,’40 Mar. 1-22,’39 Feb. 1940
Residential .............. $ 79,904,000 $ 82,421,000 $ 74,858,000
Non-Residential ..... 51,780,000 64,648,000 70,565,000
Public Works.......... 46,368,000 41,440,000 42,929,000
RUINED asncicvecciciccscncs 14,099,000 13,121,000 12,222,000

stasebiitianihliad $192,151,000 $201,630,000

$200,574,000

New Triple-Duty Building Material

HE Insulite Co., Minneapolis, Minn., has announced the crea-

tion of a triple-duty building material that serves as a plaster
base, a rigid insulating material, and a barrier against vapor
travel into stud spaces. The new product, known as Sealed
Graylite Lok-Joint Lath, is integrally waterproofed with
asphalt, comes in 18 by 48 inch panels in three thicknesses, and
has shiplap joints to provide a maximum of efficiency in insula-
tion and vapor control.

Plywoods and Laminated

Plastics Discussed

A TECHNICAL meeting, sponsored by the Bakelite Corpora-
tion, was held at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia,
Tuesday evening, March 12, the subject being “New Bakelite
Resin Developments in Laminated Plastics, Plywoods and
Veneers.” Three hundred eighty-five invited guests were present.
George R. Meyercord, president of the Haskelite Manufactur-

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Wood Structures.” He described how plywood had been faced
with metal to give it greater strength and how a thin sheet of
asbestos was inclosed within the panel for greater fire protection.
Mr. Meyercord also told of the development of the Fairchild
Duramold plywood airplane that was designed by Cclonel V. E.
Clark.

D. J. O’Conor, president of Formica Insulation Company,
spoke on “New Developments in Laminated Plastics.” He dis-
cussed the acceptance of laminated material by furniture designers
and architects and its use for panels and table tops in the library
of Congress and on the new Cunard liners—the Queen Mary and
the Queen Elizabeth.

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American Builder, April 1940.

Curtis Engineer Honored

SERN MADSEN, engineer and research director of Curtis
Companies Incorporated, Clinton, Iowa, manufacturers of
Curtis Woodwork, was one of a group of “Modern Pioneers”
named by the National Association of Manufacturers at a ban-
quet and program held recently in Chicago. The program, in-
dustry’s observance of the 150th anniversary of the founding
of the American patent system, honored
those persons whom they believed had
enhanced living standards and created
employment through their patented dis-
coveries and inventions during the last
25 years.

Mr. Madsen was nominated and selected
as a modern pioneer for his many con-
tributions to the woodwork and building
industry. During his many years of serv-
ice with Curtis Companies Incorporated,
he has received 69 patents and has 15 more
pending. One of his outstanding achieve-
ments was the development of the Curtis
Silentite Pre-Fit Window Unit—the first
basic improvement in double-hung win-
dow construction in nearly three hundred years. He has also
developed the Curtis Silentite Casement Unit—Mitertite Trim—
and numerous other products and machines which have greatly
improved modern woodwork and modern homes.

SERN MADSEN

New Plant for Concrete Building Units

A NEW plant for the large-scale production of prefabricated
concrete building units by new principles of manufacture

is being built in Pittsburgh by The Cemenstone Company. L. M.
Johnston, president of the company, states that the wide accept-
ance of Cemenstone products has necessitated removal to a
location which will permit acreage for necessary expansion.
The company also has formed its own sales organization.

New buildings are to be erected and equipped with the com-
pany’s patented machinery, which employs vibration, heat and
rapid cycles of manufacture to produce building shapes of more
uniform appearance and of greater weatherability and strength.

Blocks for wall structures, lintels, used for wall structure
supports over doors and windows, and slabs for floor and roof
construction are the first products of the new plant, but the com-
pany plans to expand its operations to include the manufacture
of every type of building element where concrete can provide
superior and more economical construction.

The company has patents registered in the United States and
foreign countries which cover the process of manufacture, ma-
chinery, and the design of the products.

Chicago Home Show Announced

THE National House and Garden Exposition of interest to the

entire home building industry in the Middle West will be held
this year at the Coliseum in Chicago from May 4 to 12, inclu-
sive, with more elaborate and varied exhibits than ever before
presented.

John A. Servas, founder and managing director of the Expo-
sition, whose headquarters are at 228 N. La Salle Street, Chi-
cago, has reported that display space is being taken by prospec-
tive exhibitors in view of the program now being planned to
attract the crowds.

NEWS BRIEFS —

THE United States Savings and Loan League will hold its 48th

Annual Convention in Chicago Nov. 13 to 15; this will be the
sixth time that the organization has met in Chicago since it was
founded there in 1892, and as the first meeting in the ’40’s, this
convention will take stock of what the decade of the ’30’s did to
and for the association business. ... MONARCH Metal Weath-
erstrip Corp., St. Louis, Mo., has announced the election of John
A. Goellner as president. . .. A new type of shingle stain which
holds color longer without bleeding or running and at the same
time protects the shingle itself against rot, warping and curling
has been announced by PROTECTION Products Mfg. Co.
Kalamazoo, Mich. Greatly improved appearance due to color
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CUSTOMER-ATTRACTING CEILINGS mean more business for grocers. The
decorative ceiling treatment in the Streamline Market, Columbus, Ohio,
was achieved by combining 32” x 32” panels of cream Temlok De Luze
with a border of green. Temlok Dealer: McNally Lumber Company.

/ te PROBLEM SOLVED

.- Insulation, Attractiveness, and Quiet

achieved at low cost with TEMLOK DE LUXE

HERE’S a profit-tip for you in this colorful gro-
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This versatile wall and ceiling material is easy to
sell in all types of buildings—commercial and resi-
dential—because it offers customers everything they
want in an interior finish. It insulates—saves fuel
and adds to year-round room comfort; it decorates—
comes in five attractive colors and in panels, planks,
and boards, for distinctive walls and ceilings; quiets
noise—a big sales feature for commercial installations.

Also, Temlok De Luxe is made by the makers
of Armstrong’s Linoleum, nationally known for high
quality building products. Why not try Temlok De
Luxe on your next interior job? Near-by stocks
assure you prompt delivery. Write for complete in-
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Company, Building Materials Division, 979
Concord Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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QUICKER, STRONGER RESULTS

New metal devices—Armstrong’s TEM-
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ceilings. They allow normal movement of the
base without disturbing the Temlok De Luxe.
For a faster, more efficient installation, use
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American Builder, April 1940.

Cheerful But Inexpensive
Small Home Heating

SMALL homes in mild climates are being very satisfactorily

heated by the living room fireplace equipped with a “Superior
Fireplace Circulator,” according to testimonials and evidence at-
tractively presented with photographs and diagrams in a new
32-page portfolio of fireplace designs issued by the Superior Fire-
place Company, 1046 S. Olive St., Los Angeles. The arrange-
ment for heating a small two-story house with two bedrooms
upstairs is illustrated below. Note that the centrally located fire-
place in the living room pulls in cool air from both living room
and kitchen, and after passing it over the hot metal backplate of
the fireplace, conducts it up through a metal flue to the two rooms
above. There is also a warm air outlet to the dining room, assuring
its warmth. The living room itself is heated directly from the
fireplace by radiant heat, while the kitchen range naturally takes
care of that part of the layout.

This improved fireplace equipment makes of the fireplace a
practical heating plant, and not merely an ornamental living room
feature.

In the Superior fireplace line are models adapted to practically
any condition of design, room layout, etc. Warm air circulation
to supplement the customary radiant heat action has fully demon-
strated itself and is proving very popular in vacation cottages and
in small homes throughout the country.

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AIA Convention Set for May 21

J} UNDREDS of architects, industrialists, and educators will

assemble in Louisville, Ky., on May 21 to participate in the
seventy-second national convention of the American Institute 0!
Architects. Housing, city planning, and other national problems
will be discussed in sessions lasting four days. The Producers
Council will convene concurrently with the Institute.

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... thanks to easy-cleaning kitchens, baths, and breakfast rooms

N OT one of the ninety-five lucky
families that live in this mod-
ern apartment is going to do any
Worrying about the floors in the
kitchen, bath, or breakfast room.
That’s because Armstrong’s Lino-
leum is on the job in each of these
areas. Ninety-five housewives—and
maids—will find it easy to keep this
linoleum clean and bright. For
there’s little work involved in the
simple dusting, occasional washing
and waxing, that these floors require.

And the master-of-the-house
won't have to reach into his pocket
or bicker with the landlord about

expensive floor refinishing. That
just isn’t necessary with Arm-
strong’s Linoleum. The colors run
right through the material—so they
won't scuff or wear off.

Any architect or builder is
making a wise move by installing

floors of Armstrong’s Linoleum.

There are over 200 colors and pat-
terns available, so it is easy for you
to create smart floors. For full in-
formation, see Sweet’s or write for
file-sized literature. Armstrong Cork
Company, Building Mate-
rials Division, 1218 State

Street, Lancaster, Pa. a

ARMSTRONG’S FLOORS
LINOLEUM

Rubber Tile - Linotile (Oil-Bonded) - Asphalt Tile - Cork Tile - Linowall Wall Covering

American Builder, April 1940.

A Tremendous
RESPONSE

Greets the

Strand Door

And no wonder when you consider its SENSA-
TIONAL LOW PRICE, its remarkable simplicity
and its amazingly easy operation.

Are You Sharing ln This
landslide OF Profits?

If not, get in now and specialize on this outstanding, low-priced
door that makes swinging garage doors as obsolete as the horse-
and-buggy! Made of laminated hot-plate resin-bonded plywood,
guaranteed by the manufacturer not to separate. Light-weight,
rugged, one-piece type, perfectly balanced. A child can operate
it with a finger-touch. Simple, fool-proof mechanism. Only
two moving parts. No weights, tracks or pulleys. SHIPPED
KNOCKED-DOWN. INSTALLED IN ONE HOUR. Tap this
great market. Inquire today.

STRAND DOOR

ONE-PIECE OVERHEAD TYPE

STRAND BUILDING PRODUCTS CO.,
452 So. Woodward, Birmingham, Mich.

Send me free folder and full details.

O Contractor O Dealer

Builders Tell the World
(Continued from page 61)

the mass home market. An entirely different atmosphere is main-
tained in the Sutton Park sign and entrance detail illustrated. Here
an atmosphere of dignity and restraint is achieved, appealing to
persons interested in the more expensive type of country home.

Builders who resolve to consult a local sign specialist to enliven
their sales approach should first consider whether they have a
name or a theme worth advertising. A few of the popular Long
Island developments bear the following names: Saddle Rock
Estates, New Salem, Flower Hill, Kew Gardens, Insured Homes,
Parkway Community Homes, Norgate, Willow Manor, Chester
Hill, Sussex Homes, Forest Hills, Sutton Park, Shore Haven,
Garden City, Green Park Acres, Hillside Heights, Alden Terrace.

Street names, too, are important. In Levitt’s Strathmore-Van-
derbilt Country Club development, street names have been se-
lected with particular care to reflect the appeal of the neighbor-
hood. Included are such alluring phrases as Payne-Whitney Lane,
Castle Ridge Road, Sherry Hill Lane, Mill Spring Road, Country
Club Drive, Fairway Lane, Flower Lane, Garden Turn, Mountain
Cut Road, Soundview Crest, Timber Lane.

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INTERIOR FINISH
] ... 8 Striking Tints

Fir-Tex insulating color panels are the
ideal material for special rooms . . . in
attics, it insulates as it builds . . . in
basement recreation rooms, it beautifies,
soundproofs and insulates . . . in library
and music rooms, it stops reverberation.
These Fir-Tex panels come in five popu-

lar pastel shades—Ivrykote, Wheatkote,

“ma Greenkote, Blukote, and Aprikote. The
4 ” Colors are baked on, for permanence.
liven The surface is glazed; doesn’t attract
an dust or cobwebs. Fir-Tex is twins—it
Rock builds as it insulates.

caer The consumer acceptance for Fir-Tex,
— built up with a quality product and with
Van consumer advertising, helps smooth the
Het way for sales. See the full-page, full-color
Lane, advertisement in the May American
wen Home (circulation 1,750,000).

(Right) A typical attic room finished in Fir-Tex
insulating color panels. . . Ceiling is of Ivrykote
and walls are of Wheatkote.

Plaster Base Lath

One installation cost;
builds as it insulates.
Insulates completely—
eave to eave and floor to
ceiling. Better, cheaper
than lath-plus-insulation.
kw Fir-Tex Insulating
; Plaster Base Lath has a
stronger bond, elimi-
hates plaster wastage
between lath, reduces
aster cracks to a minimum, eliminates unsightly lath mark on ceilings.
uilders from coast to coast are using Fir-Tex Insulating Plaster
Base Lath for super jobs at minimum costs.

FIR-TEX

INSULATING BUILDING BOARD

Build with FIR-TEX
and you build Profits

Gs FOR STRUCTURAL USE...A Full Line of Boards

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Sheathing

Use on all side walls
and on pitched roofs.
On side walls, Fir-Tex
sheathing takes the place
of ordinary sheathin
and building paper al
adds insulation. It pro-
vides protection from
wind, dust, cold, heat,
noise. Has greater brac-
ing strength than wood

sheathing. On pitched roofs, Fir-Tex sheathing insulates where the
greatest heat loss occurs; adds materially to the structural strength of
the building, and provides a permanent moisture barrier.

Free . . . 1940 edition of Fir-Tex catalog, featuring
new, improved products . . . also sample boards, to
enable you to see yourself the many advantages
of this product. Mail to—

Fin-Tex,
Porter Building, Portland, Oregon.

Name

Address_ AB-A40-

132

Here is an idea that will make your houses easier to sell or rent. Use clever
inset designs in Linowall—the linoleum-like wall covering that is truly
washable. Write now for other interesting wall covering suggestions.

BOOST BUSINESS WITH

SALES-WINMING WALLS

NE sure way to speed sales and rentals is to
dress up interiors with colorful walls of
Armstrong’s Linowall. This permanent, linoleum-
like wall covering will bring new life to old rooms
and add real sales-appeal to your new houses.

Women are delighted with the many pleasing
features of Linowall. The colors and patterns go
with any decorative scheme. And the fact that
Linowall can be washed just as easily as linoleum
always makes a big hit. Linowall is permanent,
durable—it won’t crack, craze, or crumble on
moderately settling walls, and the rich colors
can’t wear off.

With all its advantages, Linowall will save you
money. It costs only about half as much as other
permanent materials. Furthermore, when you
tell customers that Linowall is made by the
makers of Armstrong’s Linoleum, you have
another strong sales-clincher. Get the whole
story. Write today for your copy of a free,
color-illustrated booklet, Decorative Walls of En-
during Beauty. Armstrong Cork Com-
pany, Building Materials Division, 1218
State Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Armstrong’s LINOWALL

Made by the makers of Armstrong’s Linoleum

American Builder, April 1940,

GLASS blocks, modern wall paper and colorful linoleum contribute
to sales appeal of this Independence Homes kitchen.

Buyers Respond
(Continued from page 63)

lights in bathrooms for shaving, are no longer unusual
in ready-built homes. Built-in bars with auxiliary
kitchenettes including sink and gas plate are provided
in pine paneled basement recreation rooms, even in
homes that sell for less than $5,000.

Electric door chimes of one type or another have dis-
placed the old fire-alarm doorbell, while Gross-Morton
are including electric clocks in kitchens that have the
door chimes enclosed within them. Electric ventilating
fans in kitchens are appearing more and more often,
while efficient insulated console gas and electric ranges
are as permanent in standard kitchen equipment as the
inlaid linoleum on the floor, the tile or linoleum drain
boards, and built-in cabinets and cupboards. Builders
frequently feature an all-electric kitchen including among
other things, a dish-washer and garbage disposer for
the sink drain.

Any builder will bet his hat that more electric equip-

DISAPPEARING door in
this Gibson built home
designed by Arthur Al-
len leads to extra second
floor rooms. Attractive
bookcase front makes
space do double duty.

American Builder, April 1940.

That’s the kind
of bathroom
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GLASS shelves in front of glass blocks hold ivy plants in this
Long Island breakfast nook with built-in seats. No wonder
the girl next door drops in for a cup of coffee.
1sual . ; /
liary ment will be demanded as electric rates are adjusted
ided further into the realm of practicability. The widely fa-
1 in vored over-head garage door will be operated elec-
trically, or perhaps by radio from the automobile dash-
dis- board—a device that already is on the market. Nursery
yrton rooms will be equipped with time switches to allow the
» the light to go out automatically when the baby is asleep—
ating another invention already available.
ften, No builder need be frightened by this stampede for
inges special equipment. Houses are built to be lived in, so
s the why not sell them ready to be lived in? The modern
drain builder is selling more than shelter. He is a creator
‘Iders of solid comfort. He should ask himself:
mong “Does my house have oomph?”
r for Then rely on the sophistication of the American pub-
lic, which does not expect to get something for nothing.
quip- |
—_ | © The lady is pleased. ... And why not? Every woman
: tio wants a modern bathroom, with modern fixtures.
=" And Formed Iron Plumbing Ware is fast becoming
second the American family favorite; it is fine ware at moderate
tractive cost. Try it with the next home you build. See how its
2 faultless styling and attractive color combinations make
lee a bathroom a thing of beauty.
And remember — this Formed Iron Plumbing Ware Ht
is acid-resisting at no extra cost. It is formed from ARMCO
Ingot Iron — your assurance of the highest basic quality.
Every piece is entitled to carry the famous ARMCo label.
2 Point out this familiar trademark to your prospects
and they'll know you install only top-quality fixtures.
INGOT IRON
A NAME KNOWN TO MILLIONS
© Hot-water Hint: The newest thing in hot-
water tanks is one that's porcelaif enameled
NICELY upholstered leather seat lends charm to this Mott arnt pote og a >
Bros. breakfast nook. This panel of glass block gives it a tells, the seuniess Gain Mill y Renan
bright and cheerful air. 1111 Curtis Street, Middletown, Ohio.

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MONEY

1. FLOOR
SURFACING

Be your own boss and make
big money with an American
Floor Sanding Machine. As
much as $25.00 a day is not
an unusual amount for the
floor surfacing contractor to
make. When ‘‘New Build-
ing’’ activity is slow, there are
always hundreds of floors in
older homes to be resurfaced
and finished.

With the many outstand-
ing time and money-saving
features, American machines
for years have been the favor-
ites of floor surfacing men.
Investigate the wonderful pos-
sibilities of this work today.

POLISHING and
WAXING

Many contractors find a
considerable need for polish-
ing, waxing, steel-wooling
and disc-sanding equipment.
Here it is—all in one—in the
new American DeLuxe line.
In addition—many men are
doing nothing but polishing,
waxing and finishing floors
and making big profits at it
too. There is a big field for
men owning these machines.
Decide to be your own boss
and investigate today.

3. CABINET and
MILLWORK

Here is a machine—the
American Sanderplane that
will quickly pay for itself in
your work. Many lumber
companies, millworks and
cabinet shops have testified as
to the American Sanderplane’s
money-saving and profit-mak-
ing applications. Besides
wood, it can be used on met-
al, marble and stone with
equal success.

SEND COUPON NOW

If you are at all interested in getting into something for
yourself and getting out of the “old rut” or if you want to
increase your profits in your present business, sign and send
in the coupon below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
Be sure to check the kind of machine you are most interested
in on the coupon below.

“AMERICAN

FLGDR SURFACING MACHINE COMPANY
511 So. St. Clair Street + Toledo, Ohio

Gentlemen:
Without cost or obligation send complete prices on the following:
C) American Floor Surfacing Machines

() American Polishing and Waxing Machines
©) American Belt Sanders

OI want to get into something for myself
CU 1 already own one, quote trade-in value

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FHA and the FACTS
(Continued from page 64)

Square National Bank, and others led the way. Today
such banks as these are selling their mortgages as fast
as they make them to the larger institutions, and not
only getting a premium for them but making a pretty
penny for themselves by servicing the paper for their
customers.

When “Tommy” Grace is not busy dedicating new
home building developments, making speeches, or cut-
ting the red tape of some knotty financial problem, he
is glad to talk about Long Island builders. “The old sus-
picion that attached to speculative building enterprises
has been successfully eliminated,’ he told American
Builder. “Home seekers today realize that the property
standards and minimum requirements set up by the
FHA for its own protection automatically protect them
too. As a result buying has kept steady pace.

“The housing program owes much of its success to
the fine work of operative builders,” he said. “Without
them I doubt if we would have advanced as we have.
It is their volume production which has resulted in home
owners getting more for their money today than ever
before and in keeping the price range within the reach
of the elements in our population that the FHA is most
anxious to put into their own homes.”

He pointed out that there has been a notable trend
on Long Island toward lower cost houses. Recent new
developments in connection with the low-cost $2,500
class house with 5 per cent down payment make him
believe that there will be a great expansion in this field.
“T can say without reservation that hundreds of builders
on Long Island are prepared to go ahead with such a
program,” he said. “And the Long Island banks stand
ready to finance it.”

Grace believes that the future for Long Island is ex-
ceedingly bright. As he put it, “It has the wooded
country, seashore, lakes and hills that are natural terri-
tory for home lovers—and each year improvements in
transportation facilities bring them nearer and nearer
to the heart of New York City.” Describing the char-
acter of the 20,000 new homes that have come into exist-
ence on Long Island under FHA, he said:

“These are not houses stuck up in rows or laid out in

' THOMAS GRACE, state

Director, congratulates off
of Green Park Estates at
opening of new model hon
World's Fair Trylon appear
the background of the ii

American Builder, April 1940.

a haphazard manner. In authorizing their construction
the Federal Housing Administration has not only in-
sisted on due regard for neighborhood harmony and
architectural attractiveness but has land-planned them
and landscaped them until today they are the real beauty
spots of Long Island. Under the direction of Mr.
Seward Mott the Land Planning Division of the FHA
has done a truly magnificent job in Queens and Nassau
counties, and it has been done without any loss of land
> space or of any of the utilitarian features that should
accompany a modern home.
“A great many factors have contributed toward the

remarkable building development on Long Island, but |
outstanding among these I believe is the policy of Ad-

ministrator Stewart McDonald to lessen the burdens of

home owning wherever possible. Nowhere else in the |

country has such instant advantage been taken of each

, state move made in this direction. When experience con- |
lates off vinced Mr. McDonald that a 90 per cent mortgage with |
tates at a 25-year amortization period was feasible for proper-
1odeel hon ties up to $6,000 in value, he immediately went to Con-
n appear gress and asked authority to put such a system into
of the vi effect.

Real Aid to Home Buying

“The impetus given residential construction by this
shrewd move is too well known to require extended com-
ment here. When the condition of our Mutual Mort-
gage Insurance Fund justified placing the mortgagor’s

By premium on decreasing balances it was done. At the
st same time the old service charge allowed mortgagees
jot was eliminated and later on the maximum interest rate
“d was cut from 5 to 4% per cent.

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new Salem development at Port Washington, is becoming the rule
500 rather than the exception in Long Island developments—one
him of the direct results of FHA land planning activity.

eld.

ders “So sound is the Long Island building program re-
sh a garded by financial institutions today that many of them
tand are making mortgage advances at 4% per cent, and a

number have entirely waived the ordinary charges such
as legal fees, title search, registration fees, etc., which
in many cases totalled as high as $200. To this liberal
policy Long Island reacted promptly. The Adminis-
trator has pledged himself to its continuance so the
movement east on Long Island should go on undis-
turbed. Nassau County is now running neck and neck
with Queens, and with the development of the low-cost
housing program Suffolk County should speedily fit it-
self into the picture in a big way.”

BE SURE TO f THIS

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARD
IN BUILDING

Vulnerable sections of a building near the
ground and foundations are subject to
damage from decay and termites.

Protect the home-owners’ investment against
unnecessary maintenance costs by using:

( TREATED TIMBER

nll DU PONT Chromated Zinc Chloride makes
lumber more resistant to decay than any other
“clean” treatment. It is also repellent to termites,
fire retarding, clean, odorless and paintable.

Lumber preserved with DU PONT Chromated
Zinc Chloride protects wood construction for
more than the normal life of the investment,
outlasting untreated lumber from 3 to 10 times.

Don’t miss this opportunity to add more durability
to your buildings. Write us today for your copy
of “Stop Decay and Termite Damage”, and names
of suppliers of this treated wood.

E. |. pu Pont DE Nemours & COMPANY

INCORPORATED

GRASSELLI CHEMICALS DEPARTMENT
WILMINGTON (|| [)[]NT DELAWARE

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IT PAYS 10 RECOMMENE

; TOP’
Ourat rote EQUIPMENT

Many a contract, many a property trans-
fer and many a rental is affected by the
convenience and efficiency of Frantz
“Over-The-Top” Equipment. Day after
day, year after year, this trouble-free
equipment will testify to your good
judgment and prove a powerful leverage
on new business. If you’re not familiar
with the 1940 model, by all means get
acquainted at once . . . write for com-
plete information.

FRANTZ MANUFACTURING CO.
Sterling, Ill.

LOOK
At These
FEATURES

Equipped with Auto-
matic Openers.
Usable on old or new
oors.

Friction brake pre-
vents slamming.

Only 2% inches head-
room required.
Adjustable to various
weights of doors.
Door can’t close of
own accord.
inexpensively
installed.

Door balanced in any
position.

Door entirely in
building when open.
Has chromium-plated

handle and cylinder
lock.

FRANTZ
Guaranteed BUILDWARE

American Builder, April 1940.

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Levitt's Luxury Details

(Continued from page 73)
rooms, over fireplace mantels and in bathrooms. While
the interiors are striking and attractive, they are done
in good taste in colors that harmonize effectively.

Special note must be paid to the Levitt bathrooms,
which are frequently double the size of the ordinary
bath. The toilet fixture is usually placed in a separate
compartment with an opaque glass door. A separate
shower stall with a similar glass door is always provided
in the master bath. In the latest type of bathroom, as
illustrated with this article, a built-in tile ladies’ dress-
ing table with hot and cold running water is placed at
one side of the room. A huge plate glass mirror is set
in the wall over the tub. A portion of the floor near
the entrance to the master bedroom is carpeted. This
portion is 4 inches lower than the tiled areas. Light-
ing fixtures are ample and well placed, and there is an
abundance of towel racks and other fixtures.

The latest Levitt kitchen, also shown with this ar-
ticle, is a housewife’s dream of efficiency and complete-
ness. There are extensive tile top work counters, two
sinks, large and efficient cabinets. Ceilings are furred
down in an interesting fashion.

Levitt houses are skillfully planned and built, and
the Levitt crew of workmen, fortunate in having steady
year-round work, is one of the best. Standard mate-
rials and equipment used include the following:

HEATING—General Electric winter air conditioning
throughout.

TERRACE
28-6" 9:0"

37-6

DininG Room
13:0°K13-0"

GARAGE

10:0"X19!9" Clos

2 | FOYER

First FLoor PLAN

44-9

American Builder, April 1940.

LEVITT home as shown in this month's Color Insert (plans below)

tion.

WINDOW S—Detroit Steel Products’ Fenestra steel

windows and screens.

REFRIGERATOR

Electrolux.

VENETIAN BLINDS—National Acme warp-proof

blinds.

HOT WATER—Whitehead automatic gas storage

heater with Monel tank.
PIPING—Anaconda red brass throughout.
PLUMBING FIXTURES—Kohler of Kohler.
GLASS—Pittsburgh plate glass throughout.
ROOFS—Bangor slate; copper nails.
KITCHEN RANGE—Tappan visual-controlled.
GARAGE DOORS—Stanley overhead-type doors.

MEDICINE CABINETS—Columbia Metal Box cab-

inets.

CLOSET FIXTURES—Knape & Vogt K-Venience

fixtures.
HARDWARE—Schlage and Sargent.
KITCHEN CABINETS—Boro Wood Products.

Specifications also include poured concrete founda-
tions, thoroughly waterproofed; No. 1 grade and trade-
marked lumber throughout; copper leaders and gutters

INSULATION—Johns-Manville Rockwool insula-

Grade

FRONT ELEVATION

BED Room

MASTER
Bed Room Clos.
Sun Deck 17-0°K 13-0" ; 14'-0°X13"0"

Coverep Deck

SECOND FLooR PLAN

I'm SAM

the-Brownskin-Man

While Congress, newspapers, radio and forums are
telling of the dire need of defence and security,
America’s architects will do something about the
security of living conditions in American HOMES.
By doing what?

Preventing passage of water, moisture and vapor;
loss of fuel heat; damage to walls and ceilings; damp
and drafty rooms and damage to structure caused
by condensation of water vapor inside wall and roof
spaces — by wrapping the house in Brownskin.

“Wrapped in Brownskin” insures a new measure
of weatherproofing, dampproofing and vapor sealing
built-in for the life of the house. Brownskin is unique.
It is creped to s-t-r-e-t-c-h. It gives everlasting pro-
tection. It is especially treated to resist deterioration.
It is tough; easily applied in high wind; conforms to
uneven surfaces. It is an engineered specialty, water-
proofed and moistureproofed by a special Angier
vacuum process. There just is no protective wrap
like Brownskin. It pays its own way. As necessary
for the $5,000 as for the $18,000 house.

NEW IDEA! THRU-WALL FLASHING ceases to be a ‘‘tough spot”
when Brownskin Through Wall Flashing is used. The principle is common
sense — most protection where most wear comes. Different thicknesses or
plies on one or both edges, the balance of lesser thickness. Send for
iscmetric Drawings and Samples of Types 6-2; 5-3; and 6-2-6; 5-3-5.

DEALERS: WRITE ON YOUR LETTERHEAD FOR DEALER
FRANCHISE-OPPORTUNITY

ANGIER CORPORATION

81 Widdell Street, Framingham, Mass.

SEND FOR SAMPLE of “‘Sam-the-
Brownskin-Man”’. Also A I A File Fold-
ers on Brownskin and Copperskin.

Far superior to ordinary sheathing papers b« 16
Resilient with a stretch of 15 2) Specially treate
to resist deterioration and highly Waterproof
Extremely tough 4

Most effective «

Pure copper bonded to s-t-r-e-t-c-h-a-b
Vapor-Seals and dampprools 100 Easily shaped

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hand. Has the advantages of heavy copper at | 5

the cost

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7 TRAILSMITH — 2 wheel
= end discharge mixer.

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* end discharge mixer.

10-

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= side discharge mixer.

10-

312-5

Tilting Mixer with
same general de-
sign as the famous
Smith high speed
BOULDER DAM
mixers. Handy feed
chute. End-to-Cen-
ter mixing action.
Fast tilt and pour
discharge through
short 40 arc. Costs
no more than ordi-
nary “‘tub’’ mixers.

TRAILSMITH —2 wheel
end discharge mixer.

NON-TILT — 4 wheel
end discharge mixer.

NON-TILT — 4 wheel
side discharge mixer.

SMITH MIXERS

THE T. L. SMITH CO., 2849 N. 32nd St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Please send literature on the following:

() Smith 342-8 (1) Smith 7-S

C) Smith 10-8

American Builder,

WILLIAMS-HARTER'S 1940 version of the historic Miller Cottage
of Concord, Mass. The original was built around 1775.

Betsy Ross Girls Sell Homes
(Continued from page 89)

were erected and sold the first year. As this issue goes
to press, a total of 122 individually designed Colonial
homes have been built and sold in New Salem, and a new
tract of land of 34 acres has just been acquired on the op-
posite side of the road to accommodate 150 more
dwellings.

In addition to the showmanship involved in the Colonial
idea, there are many solid and worthwhile features that
make home ownership desirable in New Salem. Streets
are artistically laid out in winding, wooded terrain. Lot
sizes have been continually increased until at present the
average is now 85 by 100 feet.

Since Williams and Harter are experienced substantial

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

10-5 + 10:10"

FIAST FLOOR PLAN
| HISTORIC tradition but a modern plan.

There are 6 good rooms
| and 2 baths in this 1940 version of Miller Cottage.

American Builder, April 1940.

Vpirtinny

THIS is the Williams-Harter version of
Early Colonial days at Greenwich, Conn.

Putnam Homestead built in

builders, they are putting up substantial well equipped
houses. Their standard specifications include: Curtis
Silentite windows, Schlage locks, Standard Sanitary
plumbing fixtures, Ketcham chromium shower doors,
Chase copper pipe, slate roof, Pacific steel tubular boilers,

Pass & Seymour switches and wiring, Bell & Gossett hot |

water plants, Perfex and Electrol oil burners, Lightolier
lighting fixtures, Armstrong linoleum, Detroit-Jewel and
Roper gas ranges, Johns-Manville rock wool insulation.

Painting throughout the development is executed in
pure white lead paste, linseed oil, turpentine and drier,
purchased in separate sealed containers and mixed on the

job according to prescribed formulas. The brilliant, last-

ing colors featured in trim, sash, dormers, gables and
shutters are achieved with colors in oil mixed in the
formula to obtain the specially desired tones.

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uy inne

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

FLOOR plans of the modern version of Putnam Homestead are
compact and efficient.

CASEMENT HARDWARE
by; COMES V/A Dyfficuli LES

in be ality Caseméint Windows
THRU THE SCREEN

THRU - THE - SCREEN
WINDOW OPERATION
—The Ives Casement
Window Operator is
permanent, positive and
perfect.

CLOSES TIGHTLY
SASH THAT HAS
SWOLLEN — This
Casement Operating
Fastener reaches out
/"" through the screen
to draw the window
in snugly.

PREVENTS WARPING
—The Ives “Adjustite™
Top Closer automatical-
ly closes the sash tight
and holds -it securely.

WINDOW CLEAN-
ING MADE EASY—
The Ives Extension
Hinge gives a 4"
space between out-
swinging casement and
window frame.

Only a few of the many hardware specialties made by Ives.
Sold by good Builders Hardware Dealers the country over.

Folder C-2, fully illustrated, free on request.

THE H. B. IVES CO.

Quality Hardware Since 1876

NEW HAVEN CONN.

IN SMALL AND LARGE HOMES

Se ewe

@ Weisways make possible added baths even in small
cottages—and there are models equally adaptable
for finest homes. Builders everywhere have proved
that these leakproof, self-contained cabinet showers
help close sales—and add dollar value far beyond
their small cost.

Weisways are complete, independent units, thorough-
ly adaptable to modern construction materials and
methods. Weisway receptors of vitreous porcelain
have Foot-Grip, No-Slip floor with distinctive sea-
shell pattern—safe, sanitary, silent as the tread of a
bare he. Get details and specifications.

MAIL COUPON TODAY

HENRY WEIS MANUFACTURING CO. (Est.1876) ©
401 Oak Street, Elkhart, Indiana

Gentlemen: Please send specifications and detailed information on Weisways
for { } new homes { } modernizing { } commercial or industrial building.

Name.

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American Builder, April 1940.

HAVE YOU HEARD?
EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT!

ATTENTION-getting envelope in which McGowan encloses advertis-
ing folder. People never fail to open this envelope.

$25-a-Month House
(Continued from page 95)

In every way possible, McGowan has standardized his
basic house and its materials and equipment. This per-
mits him to do a considerable amount of work in his own
shop. This workshop is located in a large building he
acquired which also houses his office, and, incidentally,
three attractive apartments upstairs which are rented and
carry the upkeep of the entire structure.

In his workshop, McGowan fabricates an unusually at-
tractive set of kitchen cabinets, built for the most part of
3% inch plywood, with flush plywood doors. In addition,
he makes door hoods, seats, corner cupboards, brackets,
louvres, linen closets, and many other lumber and mill-
work items. He keeps at least one man busy all winter,
building these stock items. It also enables him to keep his
small but regularly employed crew busy inside in rainy
weather.

McGowan firmly believes that standardization is the
only answer to low-cost home building. He has considered
various approaches to the subject and has given thought to
the possibility of building standardized wall panels in his
shop but as yet has not gone that far. Included in the
standard products and equipment he uses are copper gut-
ters, leaders and flashing, copper piping, Richardson &

Soynton boilers or Sunbeam warm air furnaces with
Laco High-Low oil burner, Vancouver Artply decorative
plywood, Masonite and Celotex interior wall finishes,
U. S. G. asphalt roofing, Certigrade Red Cedar shingles,
Unique windows, Standard plumbing fixtures, Schlage
and National hardware and locks, Armstrong linoleum,

| Breinig paints.

“He Who Buys Home When Young

Confucius Nay *= Has No Rent Problem When Old.”

VISITORS TO “ELMORE” SAY—“The ‘Elmore’ Best
Home Buy on Long Island”

Visit. MODEL HOME - Elmore St., C. I. - Open 1 P. M. to 9 P. M.

MODERN 4-ROOM HOME WITH SLATE DECK PORCII
Solid Oak Floors—Modern Kitchen—Beautiful Cabinets—Copper Gutters. Copper
Plumbing—Unique Windewsx (no sash weights)—Inlaid Linoleum in Kitchen—
Modern Heating Piant—Automatic Humidification—Radigter in every Room—
Summer Hot water—All these and more—For Only $2.

BUILT ANYWHERE §2990

—o——
NO CASH REQUIRED COMPLETE.

Payment Like Rent
All Legal Charges
Included in Price

HAROLD McGOWAN

Browetel Furabhed by = SUFFOLK AVE. - CENTRAL ISLIP
Phone C. I. 6220

“Your Furniture Store”
Islip, N. ¥.

EVEN Confucius has been called upon to help McGowan sell his
$2,990 model house.

is-

his

American Builder, April 1940.

HAROLD McGOWAN

Announces “THE ELMORE”

A 1940 COMPLETE HOME AT

| $29 BUILT

ANYWHERE

You are invited to make an inspection.
Here are a few of the many features:

@ Modern electric fixtures
@ New type warm air heating
with humidification.

@ Large four room home
@ Deuble construction
@ Felt insulation
@ Double fleors @ Large cellar
@ Finished floors, solid oak @ Space for playreom
@ Linoleum kitchen and bathroom @ Open porch with slate floor
@ “Standard” plumbing and fix- @ Brick steps

tures @ Large altic
@ Bath and showcr @ Copper gutters and leaders
@ Special: kitchen cabinets with @ Large closets

linoleum counter tops @ Cross ventilation

MONEY DOWN!
dame MONTHLY PAYMENTS! Furnished Model
Ilome open for in-

SUFFOLK AVE., CENTRAL ISLIP | spcction on Etmore
Phone Central Islip 6220 St., Central Islip,

ge 2 pecan ae - | 0 A.M. to 9 P. M.
Howse furnished by Brown's Storage Warchouse,
| “Your Furniture Store,” Islip, N. ¥.

‘

ADVERTISEMENT used in announcing the new "Elmore" model house.

McGowan backs his construction program with a clever
but practical and inexpensive advertising program. He
builds and displays a number of attractive signs, and
regularly carries small advertisements in the local weekly
newspaper. He recently titled his ad—‘Confucius Say:
‘He Who Buys Home When Young Has No Rent Prob-
lem When Old.’” He has also had much success with
a folder enclosed in a No. 10 envelope, which has printed
on it in large type:

“HAVE YOU HEARD?

EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT!
LOOK INSIDE”

This envelope is left at people’s homes and never fails,
according to McGowan, to get people to at least open it
and read the folder inside.

In fact, McGowan has brought the smart merchandis-

ing, planning and building methods of the large metro-
politan builders to the rural and small town section of
Long Island, and he is getting real results.

Newlyweds and Nearlyweds
Here Is Just What You Have Been Looking For!
A BEAUTIFUL 4 ROOM HOME—MODERN IN EVERY DETAIL—
BEST BUY ON LONG ISLAND
BUILT ANYWHERE
$2990 PAY LIKE
RENT
COMPLETE
You Must See This Home to Appreciate It

“Elmore” Model H Id M »
Furnished by Brown’s aro Cc 0 an
ee Warehouse, | SUFFOLK AVE. CENTRAL ISLIP, N. Y.
Store” Dolly PHONE C. I. 6220

MODEL OPEN EVERY DAY — 1 P. M. to 9 P. M.

NO CASH
REQUIRED

Home
Elmore St., C. L

A TYPICAL McGowan advertisement is published in his local weekly
newspaper at very low cost.

LET’S DO SOME
ON

quiring
BUILDING PAPER

IT PAYS TO USE

SISALKRAFT

N THE FiRST PLACE, Sisalkraft costs less to

apply. One man can handle it alone, even in the
wind. It’s TOUGH — pulls around corners and
pushes into small openings without tears, punctures
or waste. No batten strips. Figure in those savings
and you'll find the APPLIED cost of Sisalkraft
compares with even the flimsiest papers.

Then figure what you gain by using Sisalkraft. No
worries! It’s waterproof — permanent. Seals the
building against drafts, water and dirt—stops leaks.

A better building at no more cost! The satisfaction
of knowing you used the best! That’s why it pays
to use Sisalkraft for all side-wall protection — in
every building. Ask your lumber dealer for demon-
Strating samples and information — or write us.

The SISALKRAFT Co.
205 W. WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO, ILL.
New York « ¢ San Francisco

S7SALKRAFr

More interesting uses of
Masonite Presdwood Temprtile

Housewives dream of a kitchen like this. Here Masonite
Presdwood Temprtile is painted white with red stripes. Wall
clock is an ordinary electric clock mounted behind a remov-
able section of Presdwood Temprtile. Snack bar, planring desk,
sink top and splash board are Masonite Tempered Presdwood.

Spick, span and modern is this bathroom. Presdwood
Temprtile wainscot is painted white with black striping. Above
the Temprtile, Tempered Presdwood is used. In remodeling work
these grainless, moisture-resisting boards can be nailed right
over old walls. Built-in dressing-table and the convenient cabi-
nets are faced with Tempered Presdwood.

. . *
The new-home and remodeling ideas shown on this page will
be carried to millions of consumers in Masonite’s national ad-
vertising appearing in May. We would like to have you examine
Masonite Presdwood Temprtile at close range and will gladly
forward a sample. The coupon below is for your convenience.

MASONITE

tis PRESDWOOD
TE
SON TEMPRTILE

The Wonder Wood of a Thousand Uses © Sold by Lumber Dealers Everywhere

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MASONITE CORPORATION, Dept. AB-8 |
111 W. Washington St., Chicago, Ill.

Please send me a free sample and more information about Masonite
Presdwood Temprtile.

Name_

Address

American Builder, April 1940.

hat et aie

NICELY detailed stone front Colonial variation of Mott plan, shown
on page 66.

MOTT SPECIFICATIONS

(Continued from page 67)

The success of this form of large scale operation
with its definitely advantageous buying power, sup-
ported by sufficient volume to warrant the maintenance
of a complete architectural and decorating staff, esti-
mating department, and efficient construction organi-
zation, led the Mott Brothers early in 1938 to inaugu-
rate an entirely new type of service in the building field
—perhaps best described as a complete builders’ service
organization.

So, today finds Mott Brothers, Inc., officially out of
the building business, busily engaged maintaining this
service organization for builders—a plan which makes
it possible for even those who operate on a limited scale
to gain full advantage of the productive selling methods,
operating efficiency, and time and money saving econo-
mies the large Mott Brothers’ organization offers.

Functioning in this manner, Mott Brothers, Inc., are
in reality building equipment and supply dealers. They
maintain their own lumber and supply yard, and a
complete warehouse which is recognized by the largest
building material producers. In addition to the usual
lines of building materials, they stock and handle heat-
ing equipment, hardware, plumbing supplies and mill-
work. Materials and equipment are purchased in large
quantities at wholesale prices—substantial savings are
effected all along the line. Thus, important savings are
passed along to their builder customers, and of course,
ultimately to the home buyer. Further economies are
effected through the maintenance of their own trucking

"HEBER

BRICK front variation of Mott plan shown on page 66. Window
details and shutters handled with unusual skill.

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American Builder, April 1940.

and delivery service. They are able to quote their |
builder customers a guaranteed complete price which
covers the cost of all equipment and materials for each
house, and also furnish them with a detailed estimate
showing what the labor cost should be for each indi-
vidual job.

Under Mott Brothers, Inc., plan, actual construction
is handled by the local builder, but the Mott organiza-
tion provides the plans, estimates the cost, assists the
builder in selling, and as stated before, supplies him
with materials and equipment at guaranteed prices.
Several such setups are already in operation. Houses
built to Mott Brothers’ specifications are located in
Garden City and Flower Hill, Long Island; Colonia,
Short Hills, Teaneck and Tenafly, New Jersey; and in
Westport and Bridgeport, Conn. While thus far opera-
tions have been confined almost entirely to the large
building development mentioned, Mott Brothers are in
a position to provide this service for any contractor,
large or small, within a 50 mile radius of New York
City, whether it be for one house on an individual plot
or in connection with a complete development.

As a means of further aiding their builder customers,
an inviting home building headquarters has been set up
by Mott Brothers, Inc., in the General Motors Building,
New York City. Here these builders, as well as home
buyers, find a complete display of kitchen and bathroom
equipment, tile, wallpapers, millwork, lighting fixtures,
hardware and other products used in the construction
of houses built to Mott Brothers’ specifications. Pros-
pective home buyers are directed to the jobs as well as
to the display room through consistent year-round ad-
vertising paid for by Mott Brothers, Inc. Participating
builders bring their customers to this display room
where sales help is rendered if necessary and architec-
tural consultation is available. Trained decorators as-
sist in picking out appropriate wallpapers, paints, tile
colors, lighting fixtures, etc., assuring attractively dec- |
orated and finished houses.

Mott Brothers, Inc., believe that by participating in
their plan, the local builder is able to give the home
buyer a better planned, a better built house at a sub-
stantially lower price, and at the same time make a fair
profit for himself.

Materials and Equipment

It is impossible to give more than a brief sketch of
2 Mott specifications. Brief excerpts include the fol-
Owing :

FOOTINGS—1-3-5 concrete 8” thick and 8” wider
than the wall it carries.

CELLAR FLOORS—3” thick concrete subfloor with
cement finish 1 part screened sand and 2 parts cement,
trowelled smooth, marked off in 30” squares.

DAMPROOFING—Exterior cellar walls 1 coat as-
phalt emulsion.

FIREPLACE—Lining and back hearth fireclay brick
laid in cement mortar. Bennett Fireplace Co. ashdump
and cleanout door.

STUCCO—Mohawk Portland Cement stucco.

PLASTER BASE—Perforated gypsum board lath.

PLASTER—Mohawk Keenes cement plaster and
White Lime Plaster.

INSULATION—4” Rockwool insulation 2nd floor
ceiling, ceilings of dormers, bay windows and ver ga-
tage or exterior porch.

_ DOOR AND WINDOW FLASHING—Copper flash-
ing, extended 2” behind felt, neatly turned down 14” on
(ront and secured with nails 6” on center.

ROOF—Slate laid over 24 tb. asphalt-saturated felt.

(Continued to page 144)

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You fabricate walls and ceilings in large units—usually in a single
piece. No other method of prefabrication gives you these wall-sized
panels—which assure you of controlled costs and therefore con-
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Send for your copy of TOMORROW’S HOMES, giving all details of
the Precision-Built method of construction—showing you how to
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TOMORROW’S HOMES contains nearly 400 pages and is profusely
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This valuable new book—normally priced at $10.00 per copy—

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MOTT SPECIFICATIONS
(Continued from page 143)

TILE—Quarry Tile, matt glazed, cushion edged or
vitreous ceramic tile in colors.

KITCHEN CABINETS—Murphy Door Bed Co.
cabinets.

STEEL WINDOWS—Campbell steel windows, with
2” x 3” bevelled sill, 34” x 3” surrounds set in mastic
cement securely screwed to frame. Frames flashed with
asphalt felt and sills flashed with copper-plated asphalt
impregnated felt.

WOOD SHINGLES—24” red cedar shingles laid
with exposures not exceeding 11”.

CLOSET FITTINGS—Knape & Vogt K-Venience
hat, shoe and tie racks.

MEDICINE CABINET—Columbia Metal Box Co.
cabinet with 16” x 22” plate glass mirror door.

PIPING—Chase Brass Co. piping.

PLUMBING—Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co. bathroom
fixtures.

GAS RANGE—Modern Maid gas range equipped
with Robertshaw automatic oven control, automatic
lighter and timer.

HEATING—tThrush Flow Control balanced single
main hot water heating system, with Electrol E. C.
series heating unit, with built-in tankless domestic wa-
ter heater and oil burner with automatic controls. Rich-
var recessed radiators. Chase copper tubing with sweat
fittings.

GLAZING—B quality with “Hold Fast”
dow putty.

metal win-

* * *

We Draw Economies
(Continued from page 60)

exactly 12 feet wide, 16 inches on each floor beam must
be wasted, for a 14-foot beam still is necessary.

Therefore, most room widths in the newest Long Island
homes will be found to run 974”, 11’4”, 13’4”, etc. The
saving on costs through the use of standard size material,
in this manner, often goes far toward making larger
rooms more economical to build. And this is why the
most popular living rooms in the modern Long Island
small house measure 11’4”’x19’ or 13’4”x20’.

Reduces Waste Hall Space

Similar savings can be effected in strategic planning of
ceiling heights by employing standard length studs. Since
studs also come in multiples of 2 feet, an 8-foot stud
resting on a 2-inch shoe and carrying a 4-inch plate will
provide a clear ceiling height of 8’3”. This allows 2 inches
for double flooring and 1 inch for lath and plaster ceiling.
Occasionally a certain amount of trimming or dressing of
studs and beams may be necessary on the job, but this is a
minor item compared to the waste of materials and time
when non-standard sizes are used.

The arrangement of rooms is a vital point in control-
ling building costs and value of house delivered. Hall-
ways, for example, can waste more cubic space in a house
than they are worth. At the same time it is undesirable
to place undue use on any room as a passageway to an-
other room. An architect can allow himself about 10 per
cent of the floor space of a house for more or less waste
space. However, the farther he can reduce that 10 per
cent margin the more efficient his floor plan will prove
to be.

Circulation—that is, easy and convenient access to amy
one room from another, is a major factor in planning the

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efficient house. If one may enter either living room or
kitchen from front vestibule, or if one may enter directly
either kitchen or dining room from living room without
passing through any other room a maximum of comfort
and step-saving will be achieved. Vigilance over waste
space and over the increasing of easy circulation is ex-
tremely important in producing the most house for the
money.

The proper placing of windows and doors often spells
the difference between comfortable rooms and white ele-
phants. The architect always must plan a room with
definite furniture pieces in mind. Wall space is as valu-
able as window space and door space. Allowance must be
made for the swinging of doors, and this is necessarily
waste space. The distance between a window and the
nearest corner of a room, or between one window and an-
other, must be studied for its utility in the placing of fur-
niture. If this wall is inadequate to accommodate a defi-
nite furniture piece, it may be expedient to move the
placement of the window or the door.

Plumbing Savings Important

The elimination of one interior door is a big saving in
the cost of a house under the modern scale of home build-
ing. Sometimes a door from living room to kitchen can
easily and logically be eliminated in a bungalow layout
when the natural passage is through a seldom used dining
room. A saving of this kind in a development calling for
200 houses is not an item of $10 for one doorway, but a
total of $2,000.

Stock sizes of windows should be specified in planning
the small house. Steel casement windows save on the
cost of trim, and in the Long Island field where they have
been found to add to the salability of homes because of
popular demand, their cost averages about the same as
double-hung millwork sash.

Worthwhile savings in plumbing can be achieved by
the proper arrangement of bathrooms. Plumbing stacks
usually rise in a corner of a bathroom. If the bathtub,
washstand, and toilet are scattered so that drains and
supply lines must be carried around most of the room,
considerably greater expense will be involved than in the
sensible grouping of fixtures so that shortest lengths of
pipe will be required. In almost all modern homes in the
Long Island field baths are placed directly above kitchens
in 2-story dwellings or directly adjoining kitchens in bun-
galows. This method of planning saves in pipe lengths
and labor, and further increases the efficiency of the
plumbing system.

Standard stock sizes in kitchen cabinets should be al-
lowed for in planning the modern kitchen. Factory built
wood cabinets have proved to be the most economical in
the Long Island field, but the selection of wood or steel
hangs largely on the relation between cost and public de-
mand. Many builders have found that slightly more
expensive details of equipment add more than their cost
to the value of a house when it comes to salability. De-
partures along these lines, however, depend greatly upon
local competition.

Universal, however, is structure, and what one may
save here, all may save. The blueprints that call for roof
rafters running parallel to ceiling beams will be far more
economical than plans that show rafters at right angles
to beams. Parallel construction affords convenient ties
between rafters and beam, whereas contrary construction
entails auxiliary ties that add to the cost of building.

The small house always has been and always will be
first of all an economic problem. If a builder aims to
lure buyers to his houses he will find the charming made-
moiselle called Architecture far from being an expensive
luxury, but actually a forthright asset.

DOOR DATA
THE YEAR ‘ROUND

HIS NEW CATALOG

STEEL ROLLING DOORS

Composed of steel inter-
locking slat curtain that
raises vertically and com-
pactly coils on a barrel
- above the lintel. Spring
Fe counterbalanced for easy
ts operation. Convenient —
= saves space — durable —
— economical to install. Fire-
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ie automatic labelled types
for fire protection). Built in
any size — manual or mo-
tor operation.

Provides protection
against burglary and tres-
passing with the advan-
tages of air, light and vi-
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Steel Rolling Doors, Grille
composed of heavy steel
rounds and ornamental
links. Locks in steel jamb
guides. Remarkably strong
when closed—out of sight
when open. For any size
door or window. Manual
or motor operation. A re-
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uses!

METAL ROLLING GRILLES

Rol-TOP DOORS

A sectional, overhead type
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Suited for any use...
- ideal for residence ga-
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out of the way—rugged—
economical—simple to in-
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TYLAC enables you to take
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THE STEEL SQUARE
(Continued from page 107)

rise at the center of the span cannot be measured from

| the drawing. A roof of this kind is shown in outline in

Fig. 4. In such a case, the run and rise can be measured
from the drawing to scale at some point other than the

| center of the building, as indicated in Fig. 4, where the
| rise of the rafter above the top of the wall plate measured

at a point 3’6” from the inside of the wall plate is seven
feet. The rise and run will both be in feet but they can
be applied to the steel square to the scale of one-inch-
equals-one-foot as shown in Fig. 5 where the line A-B
has the same slope as
the roof shown in
Fig. 4. If, then, the
square is laid on a
large sheet of strong
brown paper and
heavy marks made
along the _ outside
edges of the tongue
and the blade, the
points A and B can
be located on these
lines and the line
A-B can be drawn
through them after
lifting the square.
A-B will then be the
line corresponding to
the slope of the roof.
Now if the mark
along the outside
edge of the tongue on which the point A appears is pro-
longed to the right, the square can be set down on this
mark again, as shown by the dotted lines, with the 12
inch mark on the outside edge of the tongue placed at
the point A, so that the distance from the heel of the
square to the point A will correspond to a one foot run.
Then the point at which the line A-B (extended) crosses
the outside edge of the body or blade of the square will
show the rise-per-foot-run of the roof slope—in this case
24 inches per foot run.

Length of Rafter

Having established the rise-per-foot-run, the length
of the rafter per-foot-run can be read off directly from
the tables on the face of the blade or body of the steel

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be the length of the rafter measured along the measuring
line from point P to point O in Fig. 2, or from point P
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line which might be drawn on the side of a rafter parallel
to the line of the top edge of the rafter and passing
through the outside upper edge of the wall plate and the
length of the rafter per foot run referred to by the note
on the face of the body of the steel square reading—
“LENGTH OF MAIN RAFTERS PER FOOT RUN”
is measured along this line as shown in Fig. 6, which ex-
plains itself. It shows the total run divided up into sec-
tions of one foot each and indicates the rise correspond-
ing to each of these sections (in other words, the rise-

| per-foot-run) and also the length along the measuring line

corresponding to each of these sections of the run and
labelled LENGTH-PER-FOOT-RUN. It will be seen

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the total run marked “12 inches,” and this shows that

multiplying the length-per-foot-run by the number of |
feet in the total run will give what is known as the |
“length” of the rafter, that is to say the length from point

!’ to point O. To this of course must be added the amount
of the projection of the rafter beyond the wall plate at
the eaves, which is sometimes called the “tail” of the
rafter. In the case of the rafters shown in Fig. 1, there

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THE STEEL SQUARE
(Continued from page 147)

is no tail at all and the measuring line coincides with the
top edge of the rafter. The steel square is shown in Fig.
6 in the same relative position as it occupies in Fig. 2.

Use of the Rafter Table

A study of Fig. 6 suggests that another way to find
the length-per-foot-run would be to take 12 inches on the
outside edge of the tongue of the square and the rise-
per-foot-run on the outside edge of the body or blade and
to measure off the diagonal distance between them—
distance A-C in Fig. 5. However, there is an easier way
by which the length can be read off directly from the rafter
tables on the face of the square. To do this you first have
to find the rise-per-foot-run as explained before and then
find in the inch line on the outside edge of the face of the
body of the square the figure which is the same as this rise.
It might, for example, be 8 inches as shown in Fig. 7.
On the best squares there would be found underneath
this inch marking a column of figures as shown in Fig. 7,
and the top figure in this column will be in each case the
length (in inches and hundredths of an inch) per-foot-run
corresponding to the rise per-foot-run which appears in
the inch line on the edge of the square directly above.
See Fig. 7. The rest of the figures in the column under-
neath the inch mark 8 are for other purposes, which will
be explained later on.

RULE: The rule, then, is as follows:

To find the lengths of common rafters per foot of run,
look on the first line below the outside edge of the face
of the blade, see Fig. 9, which is marked “length of main

| rafters per foot run,” and under each of the numbers in

the inch line on the top edge of the blade of the square
from 18 inches down to 2 inches will be found numbers
giving, in inches and hundredths of an inch, the length
per foot run of rafters whose rise per foot run is 2 inches,
or 18 inches, or any number of inches in between. Then,
to find the “length” of the common rafter, multiply this
“length-per-foot-run” by the number of feet in the run,
which is one-half of the distance in feet across the building
from outside to outside of the wall plates.

EX AMPLE: Find the length of a common rafter in a
roof where the rise per foot of run is 8 inches and the
width of the building from the outside edge of the wall
plate on one side to the outside edge of the wall plate on
the other side is 20 feet. The roof will have a one-third
pitch. The run will be one-half of 20 feet or 10 feet.

First, find the rafter tables on the face of the steel
square blade, see Fig. 8. Locate on the inch line along
the outside edge of the blade the figure which is the same
as the rise per foot run of the roof. In this example, the

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8 and you will find 14.42, which means that the length of
the rafter per foot run is 14.42 inches. Since the run is

| 10 feet and the length of the rafter per foot run is 14.42
inches, the “length” of the rafter will be 10 x 14.42 inches,

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which is 144.2 inches. By dividing by 12 this is found
to be 12.01 feet, as shown in Fig. 7. This can be con-
sidered to be 12 feet.

Procedure When Roof Slope Is Given in Degrees

To make use of the steel square in accordance with the
above quoted Rule it is necessary to know the pitch of the
roof in terms of the rise per-foot-run which is the same
thing as saying that the slope of the roof is so many inches
in 12 inches. Occasionally the carpenter may be informed
that a roof is to have a slope of so many degrees, perhaps
30 degrees or 40 degrees or 50 degrees. This refers to
the angle between the sloping measuring line in Fig. 2
and a horizontal line such as the line marked “level of
wall plate” in Fig. 2. If you know that the roof is to have
a slope of approximately 30 or 40 or 50 degrees, it be-
comes necessary to determine from this information what
the rise-per-foot-run will be. Fig. 9 shows a number of
different degrees of slope laid out with relation to the
steel square to give the slope in terms of inches-in-12
inches corresponding to each of the different degrees of
slope. To use the rafter tables directly for finding the
rafter length it will be necessary to have the rise-per-foot-
run in even inches instead of in inches and fractions of an
inch, but if the slope is given in degrees, it will be suf-
ficiently accurate to refer to Fig. 9 and take the nearest
full number of inches in 12 inches. For example, a 30
degree slope is 6-15/16” in 12”,
but a slope of 7 in 12 would be
very nearly 30 degrees and a slope
of 10 in 12 is very nearly 40 de-
grees.

The next article of this series
will describe and illustrate a meth-
od for finding the rafter lengths
by the use of the steel square

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Prefabricated Steel Panel System
(Continued from page 110)

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Lindsay Structure panels are superior in weather tightness to

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Paint or special finishes can be easily applied. Insulating material
can be placed between the wall and lining by fastening furring
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BOOKCASE niche in a Gross-Morton living room.

America’s Largest Home Builder

(Continued from page 71)

handled the firm’s sales literature, newspaper advertising and pro-
motion material. Some of the successful architectural planning
methods employed by Mr. Allen are described in another article
in this issue. The sales promotion method of Mr. McKenna and
his associates in Metropolitan Advertising Agency of New York
City, were described in detail in the April 1939 American Builder.

Although firms such as Gross-Morton are frequently described
as speculative builders, there is actually very little speculative
home building involved. Sales are made from the model homes
built early in the year. Through intensive advertising, pros-
pects are brought out to view the model homes where they select
the style that fits their taste and pocketbook, the lot on which they
want it and the interior colors and decorations that appeal to them.
As a rule, Gross-Morton orders are far enough ahead so that
they can build at least 10 to 25 houses at a time, and frequently
much larger numbers.

With nine different floor plans, each of which may have a
variety of exterior treatments, the home owner has an ample range
of different houses to choose from.

——~ > —«

Two Most Popular Types of Homes

Accompanying this article are shown the most popular two-
story Gross-Morton house known as the J-type and the most
popular one-story model known as the JBC bungalow. This little
bungalow has much to recommend it, with the front and side en-
trances, two coat closets and stairs cleverly grouped in one
corner at the front of the house. The bedrooms are at the reat
where they have privacy and quiet. The bathroom and kitchen
plumbing is economically placed back to back. In addition to
the five rooms and bath downstairs, the home owner can have
several additional rooms and a bath, if desired, upstairs providing
an especially large house for the price.

The Gross-Morton interiors are colorful and attractive, and
special attention is paid to the kitchens and bathrooms. Prac-
tically all the houses have fully tiled baths, with a separate shower
stall with glass door. Other materials and equipment include:
Celotex Vapor-seal sheathing, U. S. Gypsum Rocklath plaster
base with three coats of plaster, General Motors Delco oil burners
with Thatcher steam boilers, Ketcham glass shower stall doors by
G. M. Ketcham Mfg. Corp., of Brooklyn, Ludowici-Celadon tile
roofs, copper water pipes and flashing throughout, Kohler ot
Kohler bathroom fixtures in color, Boro Wood Products kitchet
cabinets.

The Gross boys and Larry Morton are proud of the job they
are doing and confident of the future. They are particularly proud
of the fact that they are now getting the second generation 0

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home buyers in their newer developments, the sons and daughters
of people who bought homes in their earlier developments. |
“Nothing could make us feel better,” Larry Morton told American
Builder, “than to have a young couple say, as one did just the
other day, ‘When we got married we decided that nothing but a
Gross-Morton home would do—just as our parents did.’ ”

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ridors and in the kindergarten; asphalt tile floored all

the classrooms. Ceilings were finished with a wood fibre
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Taking this trend into account, classrooms were made
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250 Largest Long Island Developments
(Continued from page 85)

No. of
Map Homes Built
No. Development Price Range 1939 = Total
23. Bradford (Nathan Bright), Elmhurst 5,000- 6,500 20 40
23. Mayflower (Bernkoff), Elmbhurst....... . 5,000- 6,500 30 50
23. High Park Homes (Human & Rosenberg), Elm-
BI” sicosectuksokdeccensienresibioaiabaneelascoandaconcalasidsis 5,000- 6,500 100
23. Juniper Park Homes, Elmhurst... 4,900- 6,000 20 150
23. Green Park Estates (Turner & Noone), Elmhurst. 5,000- 6,000 100

23. Fairhaven Homes (Kalvarsky & Davis), Elmhurst. 5,250- 6,000 50 50
23. Goodwill Homes (N. J. Manone), Elmhurst... 5,250- 6,000 40 50
23. Choice Homes (H. W. Gibbs), Elmhurst ... 5,250- 6,000 40 50
23. Fairview Homes (Bernkoff), Elmhurst . 5,250- 6,500 40 50
23. Superb (H. Guterman & Miller). . 6,000- 6,500 50
23. Victoria (David Minkin), Middle Village 5,000- 6,250 15 40
23. City Park Homes (Sol Atlas). : a

24 Splendid Homes (Jocquef Schupf), Forest Hills. 6,000- 7,000 25 35
24. Nu Mode Homes (E. Scarpinato & Sons), Flush-

ae - ri.)
24. Integrity Homes (Fleischer), Rego Park ...... 5,400- 6,500 20 40
24. Forest Hills West Homes, Forest Hills... 35

24. Forwin Homes (Louis Jacobi), Forest Hills... 5,000- 6,500 40 50
24. Armon Homes (Armon Olivieri), Forest Hills... 5,000- 6,000 50 60
25. Janel Homes (Kessler), Ridgewood... ... 5,500- 7,000 50 75
26. Nira Homes (Greig & Sifferien), St. Albans... 6,500- 7,500 50
27. Villett Homes (Anthony Villett), Flushing - 50
28. Fulton Homes (Joe Fulton), (See Jaxland),

Flushing ............ . 5,990 70
29. Independence Homes (Henry Muss), Bayside... 5,500- 7,000 100
30. Monaco Homes (James Monaco), Bayside .. 4,000- 5,000 a 50
31. Seid (Gustav Seid), Flushing . 5,000- 5,750 20 40
32. Prime Homes (Halbrecht & Bluestone), Flush-

a . 5,000- 6,000 50 100
33. Forest Park Homes (H. Hildebrand), Flushing... 5,000- 6,000 30 50
34. College Homes, Flushing... 5,000- 5,750 40 70
35. Pless Homes (M. Dalis), Flushing 5,000- 5,750 30
36. Flushing Estates (M. J. Roth), Flushing .... 4,300- 5,500 100 =. 200
37. Harmon Homes, Flushing... ‘ 5,500- 6,500 25 30
38. Hillside Court, Flushing... 6,000- 8,500 30 40
39. Gross-Morton Bayside Hills (Geo. Gross),

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40. Morton-Praver (Barney L. Morton), Flushing... 5,000-
4). Green Park Estates (J. L. Turner), Flushing
42. Insured Homes (Town House), (B. M. Hess),
Kew Gardens a

43. Kessler Homes (Sidney Kessler), “Ridgewood...
44. Estates Housing (Paul Roth), Flushing...
45. Kew Gardens Hills (A. B. Wolosoff), Kew Gar-
dens
Parkway Community (E. F. Bonner), Jamaica...
. Surrey Estates (Max Oehler), Jamaica... o
. University Manor (Hillier & Edkins), Flushing... " 6,000-
. Pless Homes (M. Dalis), Flushing...
. Orseth, Flushing ......... wwe 5,500-
. Marvel Homes (Fladel & “Zwerk), Flushing ee 5,500-
Horace Harding Homes (Morton Wolosoff)
Moss Homes, Inc. (Joseph Moss), Flushing
Holliswood Homes (Paul Roth), Flushing
Gross-Morton-Jamaica Estates (George Gross),
Flushing sas . 5,500-
. Approved Homes (Jos. B. Alderman), “Flushing. 5,000-
Cunningham Pk. (Wm. Adelman), Flushing
. Hollis Hills Homes, Hollis... ial 5,500-
Fresh Meadow Homes (Adelman), Flushing... .. 5,000-
Foch Building Corp., Flushing............. . 5,500-
Sterlingshire-United Associates, (Ss. A. Gogel),
Jamaica .............
. Horsch's Memes (Feenk J. Horsch), Bellerose 4,250-
Park Hill Homes (Rosen), Bellerose
. Bellerose Manor (L. C. Lemmerman)................ 4,250-
. Insured Homes (B. M. Hess), Bellerose...
. Dahl Homes, Bellerose
. Dominion Homes (Phillips Bros.), Bellerose
. Hillside Estates (D. Warshauer), Herricks
. Hillwood Homes (Lee), Hollis
. Sterlingshire (Sam Gogel), Jamaica Estates
. Gaw-nel Homes (Nelson), Queens Village
. Spencer Homes, Inc. (Geo. La Pasta), Queens
Village _.......... mal
. Plymouth Heath (Benj. Evans), Springfield,
Jamaica .. 4,250-
. Gilroy Homes (Casper & Goldfein), ‘Jamaica.. .. 5,000-
. Holban Homes (Max Spevack), St. Albans... 5,000-
. Strand Homes, Inc. (Ed. Miller), St. Albans... 4,250-

(Continued to page 154)

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and a bottom-hinged window, it gives each individual exactly
the type of ventilation and opening he desires. Moreover, it
is an extremely well built window; exceptionally weather-
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known for its excellent dealer cooperation.

American Builder, April 1940.

250 Largest Long Island Developments
(Continued from page 153)

. Equity Homes, Inc. (Louis Finkler), St. Albans... 4,500-

. Aura (Tolie & Geluso), St. Albans 4,500-

. Greendale Homes, Inc. (Lee & Paul Reizen),
St. Albans

. Newman Homes (Jas. J. Newman). St. Albans

. Dorset Homes, Inc. (Olanoff & Spivack), St.
Albans :

. Queens Lawn (Baron), St. Albans

. Gateway (George Spevack), St. Albans

. Southern State Parkway (E. Beck), St. Albans...

. Reizen, St. Albans _...... =a

. Garland Manor Homes, Inc. (E. Beck & Jos.
Moscioli), St. Albans

. Morton Homes (Goldberg), St. Albans

. Jefferson Homes, Inc. (V. Ruggiero), St. Albans

. Insured Homes (B. M. Hess), St. Albans...

. Merrick Park Gardens Corp., Jamaica...

. Bonsell Homes, Elmont .

. Waldron Homes (Sam & Ben Reizen), St.
Albans ios

. Newman Homes, “St. Albans .

. Eton Homes (De Chario), St. Albans

- Excello (Gladston & Etkin), St. Albans

. Kurgold (Kurland & Goldberg), Flushing

. Frankson (Walter Spackler), Elmont & St. Al-
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. Thrifty Cottages (Sam Wanes), St. Albans

. Lincoln Homes, Inc. (Jos. Berdick), St. Albans

- Select Homes (Jack Greenman), St. Albans

. Harben Homes, Inc. (Levin), St. Albans

. Skillman Homes Corp. (Ben Biegeleisen), Frank-
lin Square

. Fellows & Friese (Frank K. Fellows), Uniondale
& W. Hempstead...

. Forman, New Hyde Park & St. ‘Albans

. Brampton (Roth), Springfield

. Brody, Laurelton .............

. Jay-Bee (Joe Berdick), Laurelton

. Stratford Bros., Rosedale

. Delwood (Andrew Warwick), Ozone Park

Virtually

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flects drafts upward and retards entrance of rain, snow
and dirt.

ANY DEGREE OF VENTILATION BY
war A SLIGHT DOWNWARD A+ oy
ENTILATOR IS WELL BALANCED

By pulling the top of ventilator in and down, any degree
of opening up to 100% can be obtained.

SWINGS FROM TOP IF DESIRED

If owner prefers action of top-hinged window it is
obtainable with the new Champion by simply lifting the
ventilator from the sill and reversing it as shown at
left. Ventilator may be held in open position by
ceiling hook,

VENTILATOR QUICKLY
REMOVABLE FROM FRAME

Ventilator is entirely removable from frame
either before or after installation for ease
in glazing or for any other purpose where
maximum opening is desired such as to
facilitate removal or passage of boxes,
crates, etc,

VENTO STEEL PRODUCTS COMPANY, MuskKEGON, MICHIGAN

ation for
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American Builder, April 1940.

. Walgren, Ozone Park 5,000- 6,000
78. Benris (George Rosen), Elmont ania .. 5,500- 6,000
79. Tru Homes (Heumann & Rosenberg), Simburet. 5,000- 6,000
80. Hadley (Benj. Wesley), Ozone Park ... 6,000- 6,500
8!. Ercole, Howard Beach... .. 5,500- 6,000

NASSAU COUNTY
Map
No. Development Price Range

. North Shore Acres (W. Uhl, H. L. Carey), Glen

II a ichnesnGealaith wuashsuhiats abindiadiatsindianinctoned $6,000-$ 8,500
2. Montfort Hills “Memes (Theo. M. Lay), Port

Washington .. 7,000- 10,000
3. Harbor View Homes (Cc. Pp. “‘Standinger), Glen

I ecciiahiintdeiatenesachinnintiiaiaceninciaiate 5,000- 6,500
4. North Shore Park Homes, Great Neck... 6,000- 7,000
5. Saddle Rock Estates (Robt. J. Rose), Great

EE ir A oe? , .... 8,500- 13,000
6. New Salem (Williams- Harter Corp.), Port

EE, iibiiccetarentdeadoin ...... 7,000- 10,000
7. Chester Hill (W. Busch), Manhasset. .. 7,000- 12,500
8. Mott Bros. (H. B. Mott), Flower Hill... 6,500- 10,000
9. Lake Success, & Flower Hill, Newell & Daniel

(Porter Daniel) - ERE A eek Cee ee .. 8,500- 14,900
10. Walter Uhl, Flower ‘Hill Se iaiseiieaiieanuseiietsoaeei
ll. Norgate (G. A. Mezger), Roslyn .. 8,450- 18,000
12. Shorehaven (H. L. Loshen), Manhasset..... me
13. Strathmore (Wm. Levitt), Manhasset........ .. 8,500 up
14. Wyngate (Patrick J. Callan), Gr. Neck............... 7,450- 18,000
Ry TR, es 6,000- 7,000
16. Droesch Homes (Frank Droesch), Westbury... 6,800- 12,000
17. Droesch Homes, New Hyde | lee i _ 3,490- 6,500
18. Wade Homes, New Hyde Park...... vevsssseseseeeeeveeeee 4,000- 5,000
19. Zenith Homes (Paul Fager, New Hyde Park. day 4,000- 5,000
20. Old Colony Lane Homes, Great Neck... 7,000- 8,000
21. Lakeville Estates (Mishkin), New Hyde Park........ 3,250- 5,000
22. Hillside Heights (R. W. Duggan), New Hyde

I cas pansedlsnedecntaieoasul toe cihede alec aaa a ge pean 3,500- 5,000
23. Hillside Park Oaks (Sam Harris), New Hyde

ARR er or RE ep Rae 2 ae Se ....- 4,000- 5,250
24. Hillside Tenode (Stewart Burkland), New Hyde

Park ‘ 3,250- 5,000

(Continued to page 156)

25
60
50 75
25
25
No. of
Homes Built
1939 = Total
20 35
25
15 235
10 35
20 100
66 200
10 50
30 50
50 60
25
30 100
70
225 400
100 100
3 50
23
165 200
23
65
3 50
30 350
150 400
25
18 25

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American Builder, April 1940.

250 Largest Long Island Developments

No. of

Map Homes Built
No. Development Price Range 1939 Total
25. Williston Homes (Chas. J. Rorech), Williston

EDD eT ne Sees enero eo 3,500- 5,000 20 50
26. Mott Bros., “Garden City... sti nscale is -.. 7,500- 12,500 400
27. Delano Park (Terrenova), East Hempstead adios 3,500- 5,500 15 50
28. East Hempstead Homesteads (Chas. J. Rorech),

ie II i ciiiccnecesscaicemnmraretimtontacstinnisincarmverneniniiie 4,890- 7,000 100
28. Goodrich Homes (Chas. J. Rerech), Ww. Hemp-

stead cecsssseseeeeee 4,500- 7,000 60
29. Frafell Homes (Frank J. Fellows), ‘Uniondale... .. 3,990- 4,500 50 100
eee 4,000- 5,200 170
31. Jefferson Homes (Max Jaeger), Elmont... 3,690- 5,250 50
32. Paul Baur & Son, Franklin Square................ vecvveee 3,700- 5,500 25
33. Franklin Square Homes (D. Teicholz), Franklin

Square ........ . 4,000- 5,500 250
34. Linsquare Bidg. "Corp. “(Harold Kaplan), ‘Frank-

I aioe ns salaoni acannon aie seeniometeseiel 4,000- 5,500 50
35. Skillman Homes (Benj. ‘Biegeleisen), Franklin

Square .......... Renters sensi . 3,400- 5,000 75
36. Bradley Homes “(Max Hirschorn), Franklin

Square ........... . 4,500- 5,500 25
37. Franklin Square Mener (Stitch & Bailey), ‘Frenk-

lin Sq. . 3,400- 5,000 50
38. Miller-Fairbanks (Andrew: N. Miller), ‘Franklin

BEINN s:cachsiknioaneicetyescoscanentstesnsncepctomwnapeosioemesesnesigmsivinsche ane 4,500 25 100
39. W. Hempstead Manor (Janos & Lester),

Hempstead .......... eatin " 5,790- 6,790 50
40. W. Hempstead Oak (Frank Fellows), Ww. ‘Hemp-

stead ......... .. 4,500- 6,500 120
41. Garden City ‘Meser “(Wydler Bros.), “ Mensea.. ... 4,250- 6,000 2
A, I, TID sities 75
43. Malverne Park Gardens (Sam Harris), Malverne 6,500- 9,000 75
44. Wynn Homes, Malverne......... ss ccipbeiaieibichethendeciatae le 5,500- 7,500 25
45. Hempstead Park Acres, West Hempstead... 7,000- 13,000 30 50
46. Stewart-Berdick, Valley Stream... 3,000- 4,000 55
47. Stratford Homes (Stratford Bros.), Valley

SII nists puindedsceadipepadiadegnnastbenhcedaseaiidoietalinccebhibtaminbie 4,000- 5,000 100
48. McDermott Homes (Arthur McDermott), Valley

(Continued from page 155)

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49. Schlossman Bros., Valley Stream... 5,000- 7,500 75
50. Stately Oaks (F. G. Chalmers), Valley Stream... 6,000- 7,500 15 40
50. Dover Park (Bruggeman & Schafer), Valley
Stream et A a ACE ED iesniniatecsaisaneneecads ae: aa 50 50
5|. Westwood Gardens (W. L. Donavan, Jr.), Val-
ley Stream ........... (em RETO 30
52. Lynbrook Gardens (Sokolov), Lynbrook... 5,000- 6,000 40
53. Rental Housing:
Der SI ict ontis 21 apts.
54. Canterbury Homes (Jaeger Bros.). Rockville
Centre ......... cccnatasad ree Vee Sistine = ... 8,000- 12,000 40
55. Knollwood (Sokolov), Rockville Centre... . 6,000- 8,500 40
56. Four Star Homes (Zarett), Baldwin .... 5,000- 6,500 60
57. Krown Homes (Louis Krown), Baldwin... 4,500- 6,000 75
58. Loft Estates Homes (Geo. A. Loft & Gustav
Svenson), Baldwin _......... , sinceiatinstiiekemsseicimmns ae aa 40
59. Sweet Briar (Albert Oshrin), Baldwin... 5,000- 6,500 v1
60. Baldwin Terrace, Baldwin... el ... 4,000- 5,000 25
61. Foxhurst (Albert Oshrin), Baldwin... iitabieis 4,000- 6,000 40
61. Freeport Acres (J. Walsh), Freeport... 8,500
62. Riordan, Roosevelt we . . 4,000- 5,000 30
63. Fair Oaks (Kraushaar), Woodmere ...... 7,000- 8,500 20 75
64. Merokee Homes (Strangfeld), Merrick .. 4,500- 6,000 25
65. Causeway Homes (F. J. Colan), Merrick . 4,000- 12,000 90
8 ees : sbssdialieiauctapuaeeaael “ 25
67. Harbor Green, Harmon Realty Co., Mas- gf.
ROI wiscctiiccccinsienme 2. okie poate .. 6,000- 8,500 50 Cc O PP ER AR M O R E D li
68. Biltmore Shores, Massapequa... .. 4,000 25 /
69. Green Acres (Irwin Chanin), Valley Stream . 5,500- 6,000 100 -_ 4 R A
) 70. Nu-Way Homes (Sam. Weisbart), Valley i S$ 7,
Stream SEN EOL eS Ss oF 60
) 71. Gibson Homes (Wm. R. Gibson), Gibson... 5,500- 6,500 100
) 72. Fair Oaks (P. Kraushaar), Cedarhurst... 6,000- 7,500 25
; 73. Sunbury (W. R. Gibson), Hewlett... 5,000- 6,500 50 Wr y ,
74. Lynbury (W. R. Gibson), Hewlett... 5,000- 6,000 15 yon ” o For ; sample and full details. the
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71. Eberlein Homes (Eberlein Bros.), Lynbrook... 5,000- 6,500 55 ‘ ena © GenSieien 9°,
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IT IS EASY TO BUILD A SUCCESS-
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PERIOR HEAT CIRCULATOR

The Superior Heat Circulator is a complete
form (from hearth to flue) built with proper
angles and dimensions around which any de-
sign fireplace can be built.

SUPERIOR FIREPLACES COST BUT
LITTLE MORE THAN THE ORDI-
NARY FIREPLACE

The Superior Circulator consists of the fire-
box, smoke dome and built-in damper. This
Saves fire-bricks and labor required to construct
the firebox and throat of the ordinary fireplace.

SUPERIOR FIREPLACES DELIVER
MORE HEAT

The Superior Circulator is constructed on same
principle as a warm air furnace. The air cham-
bers around the firebox and smoke dome ab-
sorb and circulate through the home approxi-
mately 60% of the heat lost up the chimney by
the ordinary fireplace.

INCREASE YOUR FIREF

@ They deliver a higher percentage of
heat because the air chambers surround the
firebox, smoke dome and throat. This adds
approximately one-third more heating sur-
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— with air chambers around firebox
only.

@ They Circulate a larger volume of air
and maintain a more uniform temperature
because the cool air inlet and warm air out-
let passages designed in the circulators are
approximately three times larger than those
used by most other fireplace circulators.

@ They have no dead air pockets because
of a series of air-heating flues through the
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the larger flow of air through the heating

chambers helps prevent the metal from over-
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@ They are designed and manufactured
by the pioneers of the industry—nineteen
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Manufacturers of wood, coal, and gas fired fireplace circulators.

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NOTE SWIVEL
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All adjustments
are made with
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clamps and locks.
Easy-to-read in-
dex plates are in
convenient posi-
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THE NEW MULTISAW AR\M, teamed up with a Power
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American Builder, April 1940.

‘LETTERS from Readers
on All Subjects

Facts, opinions and advice
| fo welcomed here

New York, N.Y.
To the Editor:

The November 23, 1939 issue “Engineering News-Record” con-
tained the following signed communication:

“Sir: It is obvious to most subscribers to trade and technical
periodicals that the publication cost of an issue is many times the
subscription price. The difference between cost of production and
receipts from subscriptions is met by the income from advertise-
ments. Whatever merit our technical magazines possess, in fact
their very existence, is largely due to those who advertise therein.

“It is said that the reading matter of the advertisements in
engineering papers is 99 per cent truthful. These advertisements
have a definite educational value which is attested to by the fact
that the best technical libraries bind the advertising sections of
leading periodicals in separate volumes and give them a place
on the shelves.

“Every reader. of a technical paper should read the entire ad-

tural Engineer, (retired).”

It occurs to me that something of this kind might well appear
not only in the Editor’s pages, but also might be emphasized pe-
riodically on the Publisher’s page of any publication.

Along with this I suppose all of us editors should be encouraged
and stimulated to make our advertising pages as worthwhile as the
Editor’s pages. .
UNIVERSAL ATLAS CEMENT CO.,

M. A. Berns, Publicity Manager.

hite Finish.)

SIXTH CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, DETROIT
Architects: George J. Mason Co., Detroit. General Contractors: F. H. Martin Construction
Co., Detroit. Plaster Contractors: Service Art Plastering Co., Detroit. They used Hawk
crea White Finish (made from the same materials and by the same processes as Ohio

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: Manufacturers of: Ohio White Finish - Hawk Spread White Finish - Ohio

Ritewall Fibered Lime Plaster - Ohio Sanlime Finish - Mastite Masonry
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American Builder, April 1940.

Three Research Projects

Buffalo, N.Y.

To the Editor :

Last spring I asked two thousand research men in five coun-
tries, “What will be the outstanding contribution from YOUR field
of research during the next three years?” I have now ventured into
another phase of this subject and have already received replies
from many of America’s important industrialists to the question,
What new products, processes or materials might industrial re-
search develop that would be valuable to your industry?

From the first survey we determined what the research man
was developing for industry. From the second we hope to develop
what the industrialist would like the research man to develop for
him. For instance, the manufacturer of vacuum cleaners would
like an inexpensive metal to turn out a lighter weight product,
thereby easing the burden of the housewife. With several thou-
sand manufacturers later reading these wants, some of them are
bound to be satisfied, and American business to that extent, at least,
will be stimulated.

To complete this survey, I am putting the same question to you
as head of one of America’s important technical journals and I
shall appreciate the benefit of your thoughts.

LIBERTY BANK OF BUFFALO
By Bert H. White, Vice President

ANSWER:

The building industry, as well as building owners, would be
greatly benefited if there could be successful industrial research
to develop

1. A non-rusting and non-staining sheet metal of reasonable cost,

good strength and good workability.

2. A non-leaking and permanent mortar or joint adhesive for
masonry units.

3. A non-shrinking, non-swelling treatment for lumber for con-
struction.

The above represent fundamental weaknesses in materials widely
used and generally available to the building industry which result
in short service life and heavy maintenance expense on all build-

ings subjected to the extremes of North American weather.—
EDITOR.

(Continued to page 160)

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LETTERS— An
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“s ~ ae ge —~— h 7 just come to my attention and after carefully reading your Febru- ro
inest in this Held . . . at = ary issue I feel that much more has gone before in the matter of —
tuned to steady sales in 1940. small home development progr.
: Listed _ of oe of the a I have made arrangement with the newsstand to get all future “a -
% 4 _— 2 tte 1's ‘Idi yore copies but would like the past copy in which low cost methods gg
— ote: Ceteing Mrecucts. fig of construction are described, particularly the joistless wood plank -
|. Utility Window 8. Fireplace Dam- floor. “at '
2. peed Coal val | If I may, I would like particulars of the National Small Homes sy
: Sieeniee Door 7 Package Re- Demonstration, Inc., and a copy of the “Sales Tools” as outlined he ‘g
4. Mail Chute wanenal | on page 125. I understand that this promotion is sponsored by seule
5. Casement Win- '0 Garbage Re- the organized lumber trade in the U.S. Is there any way in which
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6. , panel Win- 'I. — we market? Our president, Mr. Leonard Hill, is past president of F
(Standard) . the Ontario Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association and has strongly ror
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dow (Master) I know he will be interested in your 1940 program. To the
lf you don't have a new No. B-40 10 HILL-CLARK-FRANCIS, LTD., General Contractors, The
Kewanee Catalog, we'll gladly send By Wm. C. Wingrove, Advertising Manager. Ameri
you one on request. It will pay ™ " sulatio’
you to order from it regularly. Ideas” Offered Home Builders sides a
Kewanee prices are low—quality Portland, Ore. back a
high. | To the Editor: is lost
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American Builder, April 1940.

An important function of this new office, in co-operation with
architects, building material dealers, etc., is to furnish the public
with ideas relative to floor plans, exteriors, kitchen and bath
arrangements, and to maintain a complete library of books and
current periodicals dealing with homes. This library is open to
anyone interested, and we do not have salesmen in the office.
However, our representatives are available for consultation without
obligation at any time.

We have the February issue of American Builder in which
appears the article “$1.00-a-Day Home Is 1940 Goal,” and the
work of the National Small Homes Demonstration, Inc. Our
program is along the same line as that described in this article,
and we are interested in securing any available material on small
homes. We note that the National Small Homes Demonstration,
Inc., has miniature model homes for office and window displays.
Our new office has sufficient floor space for several attractive
displays, and we will appreciate any information you can give
us as to how we may obtain the models and any other material
that would be of value in our library.

THE CANDLAND COMPANY
By Keith A. Neilson, Manager, Branch Office.

Front Cover Home
Rochester, N.Y.
To the Editor:

The picture of the home on the cover of your February issue of
American Builder we are using as an illustration of inefficient in-
sulation. It definitely shows a stack action and heat loss on the
sides and walls of this house, with the way the snow has melted
back at these points. It is a very good picture of how much heat
is lost in many types of so-called insulated homes.

C. STORRS BARROWS, Architect.

A Report from Washington
Washington, D.C.
To the Editor :
In chasing around these statistic-compiling government offices,
where all manner of high class (speaking educationally wise)
(Continued to page 166)

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estimating forms, etc. It illustrates and explains book-
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worked out by quarter hours for any length of time from
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creasing by 21/ cents per hour, to $2.25 per hour. It also
includes all odd rates, such as $.683/,. You simply refer
to the table showing the rate per hour and then follow
down to the nearest quarter hour.

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American Builder, April 1940,

Sources of
Technical Literature

A major activity of trade associations includes

the presentation and distribution of technical liter-

ature on uses of products or services of their mem.
bers. Each of the following associations has avail-
able up-to-date, attractively-presented information

_ that will be sent on request.

| American Gas Assn., 420 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y., has a booklet

especially prepared for architects and builders which is devoted to the
application of gas services to homes. Includes data on gas cooking,
water heating, refrigeration, and house heating.

Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau, Boyle Bldg., Little Rock, Ark., has published
a number of booklets on the uses of Arkansas Soft Pine for framing,
flooring, interior trim, and paneling. Of special interest is the Builder's
Handbook, containing factual data on stress loads, correct construction
methods, and painting and finishing instructions.

Douglas Fir Plyweod Assn., 301 Tacoma Bldg., Tacoma, Wash., has
available extensive files of technical data on Douglas Fir Plywood grad-
ing, specifications, production, and uses, with booklets showing numerous
new applications. Data includes suggestions on proper types of ply-
wood for various uses, suggested thicknesses, grades, etc.

Fir Door Institute, Tacoma Bldg., Tacoma, Wash. New literature shows
pre-fit, stock entrance doors, and describes the Association’s commercial
standards or grade marks for stock doors. Other literature describes a
new line of upward-acting garage doors of Douglas Fir.

Lead Industries Assn., 420 Lexington Ave., New York, N. Y., has available
booklets and technical data on the many protective, decorative, and struc-
tural uses of lead products in all types of structures, with particular
attention devoted to the value of white lead for interior and exterior
painting.

Maple Flooring Mfrs. Assn., 332 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. Technical
literature available defines and illustrates grades of flooring, and tells
the purposes for which each is best suited, with data on durability. Gives
suggestions for proper laying, finishing, and decorative effects possible
in various kinds of applications.

National Coal Assn., 307 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, I1l.—804 Southern
Bldg., Washington, D.C., has available a Modern Basement Plan Book
showing proper locations of driveways, coal bins, and heating plant in
coal-heated homes with and without basements. Portfolio includes con-
struction details of modern enclosed coal bins of lumber, plywood, con-
crete, and masonry tile, and suggestions for the construction of sloping-
floor bins; also suggestions regarding cement basement floors and
basement painting.

National Lumber Mfrs. Assn., 1337 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D.C.,
has available full engineering and other technical data on the use of
lumber for all types of building construction; also a series of booklets
dealing particularly with the use of lumber in residential construction
and in low-cost homes. The Association is also headquarters for lumber
statistical information.

National Oak Flooring Mfrs. Assn., Dermon Bldg., Memphis, Tenn., has
prepared booklets and folders on oak and other principal types of hard-
wood flooring, with grading rules and specifications. Other literature
includes suggestions for laying and finishing oak, beech, birch, hard
maple, and pecan floors in homes and in commercial and public buildings.

Portland Cement Assn., 33 W. Grand Ave., Chicago, Ill. Research labora-
tories are constantly at work on improvements in the use of portland
cement and concrete. Technical and non-technical literature is available
on the mixing, placing, forming, finishing, and reinforcing of concrete;
also on the use of concrete products for homes and structures.

Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, White Bldg., Seattle, Wash., has literature 0
the grade marking of Certigrade Red Cedar Shingles. Plans and pictures
of low-cost Certigrade homes are available. Literature includes data 0
proper laying of wood shingles on side-walls and roofs, and suggestions
for remodeling. :

Shellac Information Bureau, 70 Pine St., New York, N. Y., has available
technical information on’ the serviceability and advantages of shellac for
preserving the finish of floors.

Southern Pine Assn., Interstate Bank Bldg., New Orleans, La., has pre
pared a Manual of Standard Wood Construction (an engineering text
book), an Architects Specification Manual, and other technical publications
dealing with the correct specification and use of Southern Pine lumber.

West Coast Lumbermen’s Assn., 364 Stuart Bldg., Seattle, Wash., has #
Manual of Precut Framing for light frame walls, a Douglas Fir Us
Book and technical grade-use literature on Douglas fir, Sitka spruce
West Coast hemlock and Western red cedar.

Western Pine Assn., Yeon Bldg., Portland, Ore. Literature includes dat
on the size and scope of the industry, with descriptions of the mat
uses of Western Pine in construction. Special booklets show applica:
tions in home construction and farm buildings, with suggestions for In
stalling and finishing knotty pine interior paneling and economy sidins*.

Wood-for-Venetians Assn., Russ Bldg., San Francisco, Calif. New liter®
ture shows attractive exterior and interior views of homes illustrating
how wood venetian blinds harmonize with wood furniture, walls and tri™.

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CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY AND BUYERS’ GUIDE

Listing the Manufacturers of Materials and Equipment Used in Building

HIS Classified Index and Buyers’ Guide is is ar-
ranged from A to Z according to NOUN names.
Under each classification the names of manufac-
turers appear alphabetically, followed by their address or
by the page number on which their advertisement appears
in this issue of the American Builder.
The manufacturers listed below will be pleased to fur-
nish complete information on any product that appears

ABRASIVES
American Floor Surfacing Machine Co.....134
“}_ - i Seer eee 182
ee ere 51
ACCELERATORS CEMENT
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co......................... 191
Certain-teed Prod. Corpa..........--.-cc.-.....-c0--+- 45

Columbia Alkali Corp.,
Plaza, New York,

30 Rockefeller
on.
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.,

Solvay Sales Corp., 40 Rector St.
. = | aia eee
L. Sonneborn Sons, I
ACCORDION DOOR HANGERS See

Hardware, Accordion Door
ACOUSTICAL TREATMENTS

Armstrong Cork Ce.......................128-129-132
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Certain-teed Prod. Corp...........0c.0cec.cccecccoce 45
Te RE ienciiietiinnkicnencsnmianinncaugedaliadadia 46
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U. S. Gypsum “~". wneud
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ADHESIVES— FLOOR & CEILING

gag = SS 128-129-132
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\“. DHESIVESiNSULATING BOARD
Armstrong Cork Co..................... 128-129-132
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ADHESIVES—WALL COVERING
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ADJUSTERS CASEMENT wiNbow

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ADVERTISING CLASSIFIED TEL-
EPHONE DIRECTORY

American Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
Trade Mark Service ee 195
Broadway, New York, en

AIR COMPRESSORS See

sors, Air

AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
Autovent Fan and Blower Co., 1809 N.
Kostner ae a ae : ;
Crane Co.. -
Ebco Mfg. “Co
Forest City Foundries Co.,
St., Cleveland, Ohio.......
General Electric Co.,
Refrig. Dept.,

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2500 W. 27th

Air Cond. & Comm.
Bloomfield, N.J..

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Henry Furnace & Foundry Co. .. ............ 120
Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich.......

Majestic Co.

Payne Furnace & Supply Co. ae
sound Oak Co

AIR GRATES—See Grates, Air
ALARMS—FIRE & BURGLAR

Edwards & Co............ Genchclidiniassalleee
ANCHORS—BUILDING |

American Brass Co., 25 weten wtatentdl New
York Y

Cincinnati Iron Fence Co. ia 183

Donley Brothers Co..... 170

Wagner Mfg. Co........... 153
ANCHORS——-DOOR BUCK

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Cincinnati Iron Fence Co.. ee

Donley Brothers Co........... adpidigaeiadaaee 170

Truseon Steel Co....... saiic etka adea acini 3

Wagner FEE TES Ra rr eae eee ne 153
ANCHORS—WALL

Cincinnati Iron Fence Co..................... ..183

a a ye: 170

Truseon SN 3

ANCHOR BOLTS—See Bolts, “Anchor
ANGLE IRONS—See Irons, Angle
. ae ar eee
en ne 174
ANTI- FREEZE COMPOUND S—See
Compounds, Anti-Freeze
ANTI- RATTLERS—-WINDOW
Superior Fastener Corp., Chicago, IIl
D ARBORS—SAW
eWalt Products Corp...

Walker- NN 51
A ARCHES—CORRUGATED IRON
merican Rolling Mill Co.................-..-.. 33
tnegie-Illinois Steel Corp... hcithiiaientcs ae
RU TO 175
ARCHITECTURAL IRON—See Iron,
Architectural
ASBESTOS CEMENT—See Cement, As-
bestos

in connection with their names, although they may not be
advertising those particular products in this April num
ber. Do not hesitate to write them to forward catalogues,
prices and the names and locations of their nearest dealers.

To find the manufacturer of an article under a special

Trade Name or brand look for the Trade Name desired

sified Index.

ASBESTOS DOORS—See Doors, As-

bestos

ASBESTOS LUMBER—See Lumber,
Asbestos

ASBESTOS PAPER—See Paper, As-
estos

ASBESTOS SHINGLES—See Roofing,

Asbestos Shingles
eee ~~ SHINGLE CUTTERS—See
Asbestos Shingle
ASBESTOS” SIDING—See Siding, As-

bes
ASHPIT “DOORS—See Doors, Ashpit
went ~ CEMENT—See Cement, As-

ASPHALT FELTS—See Felts, Asphalt

ASPHALT SHINGLES—See Roofing,
Asphalt Shingles

ATTIC FANS—See Fans, Attic Vent-

ilati:
AUTOMATIC WATER HEATERS—See
Heaters, Automatic Water

AUTOMOBILES
Chevrolet ~— EEE 24
I i 10
AWNINGS CORRUGATED STEEL
Edwards Mfg. Co... : CD:
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, itisescene
BAGS—TOOL
SB eee 190
BALANCES—SASH
Caldwell Mfg. Co... eee ..167
Carr, Adams & Collier Co... ...... 12
> ea eee See Adv. this page
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co...........00........ .190

Master Metal Strip Service, Inc.,

“1720
N. Kilbourn Ave., Chicago, III. ;

=DUPLEX==:

— FLAT SASH BALANCES®

“ Adjustable and Pre-Adjusted Types ma
OVER 4,000,000 IN USE *

DUPLEX INC. iss hoes cai:
ee eee ron

BANDSAWS—See Saws, Band
BARN DOOR —_ oe

Hard-

ware, Barn

— DOOR RAILS—See Rails, Barn
oor

—_— DOOR ROLLERS—See Rollers,
oor

BARN EQUIPMENT—See Equipment,
Barn

BARN VENTILATORS—See

ors, Roof
BARS—REINFORCING
Am. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio....

Ventilat-

Tennessee Coal, » on & R. R. Co.. ... 49
yA case ae
BARS WRECKING

& | seen 167
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn. .
BASE BEAD—See Bead, Base

BASE—COVE (Metal)
American Brass Co., 25 Broadway, New
York, N.Y....... SNES pats ike Berea
I a 161
Herron-Zimmers Moulding aan
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...........
U. S. Gypsum Ei become a ne aS —
BASE-COVE (Rubber)
Armstrong Cork Co............ .......... 128-129-132
Wright Rubber Prod. Co., Racine, Wis.....
BASE—COVE (Woo )
Bradley Lbr. Co....................... ediempmanicbiaal. Soa
Curtis Companies, Ince..................02.000000...... 33

Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., R. A. Long
Bldg., Kansas Cit, Mo....... pe

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....... cccans ieee

oe ee Industries, Inc., Shreve-

steviin Pine Sales Co., Minneapolis, Minn.

ASE—INSULATING
ye” eae ees 2
Ras 144
. L = * >See ing:
ERT 14
BASE-—PLASTER |

Armstrong Cork Co.................... 128-129-132
Carr, Adams & Collier Co. -

Celotex Corp... ra ini. ae
Certain-teed -Prod. “Corp... on ares .. 45
Fir-Tex Insulating Board Co.....................181
_ 2 | RRS 89

in the alphabetical list immediately following this Clas-

Homasote Co..
The Insulite Co..
Johns-Manville ......
Masonite Corp. .............. ad
Milcor Steel Co., oumamnenenl Wis.
Truscon Steel Co................... cnc ae
U. S. Gypsum Co........... 1
BASE—STUCCO
Am. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Johns-Manville cahnndliihincaiis
Truscon Steel =. ecasenanuts Se
U. S. Gypsum Co
BASE MOULDING—See Moulding, Base
BASE eb Screeds, Base

BASES—COLU
Curtis Companies, < i ilneticchietdasinndsdiitesnnion udnaaien 33
Donley Brothers Co.................ccccs00--.+ ....170
Kewanee Mfg. Co........................ Sleinhiiiiinalmal 160
OE ee 38

Pacific Mutual Door Co.,

I IE Nioiictcnicntnniicnccninnsinhinninbanetennis 38

Union Metal Mfg. Co................2-.c00c-00.2 166

BASES—PORCH
California Redwood Distributors, Ltd., 35

E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IIl.................
Farley & , arte | ae 190
Majestic Co... i siodiisantidadiinein 38
EE aaa 166
BATHS — BUILT-IN

American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
| | eee 116
Libbey- Owens- Ford MS Wis cscccmihaninten 50
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary... 8
| RRR RSE SEE ie a I 116

BATHS—SHOWER
American Radiator & Standard rn x
RE ee Se 116
es anpbnniennieiiel 140

BATHS—SITZ
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary... 8
I 116

BATH TRAPS—See Traps. Bath

BATH TUBS—See Tubs, Bath

a TUB - Fi ae GERS—See Hangers,
at

BATHROOM BRACKETS—See Brack-

ets, Bathroom
BATHROOM CABINETS—See Cabinets,

Bathroom
BATHROOM | FIXTURES—See Fixtures,
Bathroom
BATTENS—METAL
SO ee 175
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, . , ee
Upson Co., Lockport, N.Y. ;
BATTENS—WOOD
| ae ne
California Redwood Distributors, Ltd., 35
E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IIl....

Curtis Companies, Inc............. —

Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., Kansas
City, Mo... ;

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. ‘Co. a

Florida Louisiana Cypress Co., 814 Bar-
nett Bank Bldz., Jacksonville, Fla.....

Frost Lumber Industries, Inc., Shreve-
SE Ae eS ee
Kinzua Pine Mills Co., Kinzua, Ore... a
Shevlin Pine Sales Co., First National
Soo Line Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn.....
Upson Co., Lockport,

Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.......00....0.....cccce0.. 13
BEAD—BASE
Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., R. A. Long
| OR eae
— Lumber Industries Inc., Shreveport,

Bhd. abescewuscscscccanceveses sc canevetacsnccncoenesnnss sesccenes
EE Ee 14
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............
Shevlin Pine Sales Co., First National Soo

Line Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn..
Truscon Steel Co............... seshenaebalinids hcaoas ae
U. S. Gypsum Co............... saniiiidede 31

BEAD—CORNER (Metal) —

American Brass Co., 25 manent New
York, LOE STEER RENEE LORE,
Armstrong Cork ie. a 128-129- _

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co. ios
PCS aa ae st

Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co. ......... secu

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis..... Senitont

Truscon Steel ¥ a

Tylac Co..

U. .. Gypsum
BEAMS PRESSED STEEL

_ tt _ “Sunnie 3
BELLS——-DOOR
I TE Wi iiecthintnentnsstnencscinntoaninonsedl .--174

pet VISES—See Vises, Bench
EVEL Ow See Saw Rigs

Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn

164
BINS—CONCRETE
Construction Machinery Co........... ....-154-183
BITS—SCREWDRIVER
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn.............
BLACKBOARDS—ASBESTOS
Johne-Mengeilie
BL. LACKBOARDS—MANUFACTURED |
Libbey-Owens-Ford —- RRS Be
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. Saaies 44
BLADES———FLOOR SCRAPER |
Landon P. Smith, Inc. Re
LANKETS—INSULATING |
ONS OS ronan 19
EE 35
BLINDS—VENETIAN
Chicago Venetian Blind Co., Chicago, IIl.....
Germain Products Co., Saginaw, Mich.....
Patterson Venetian Blind Corp., Indiana-
rg cacapacapeninioomens ....159
BLINDS—( Window)
Carr, Adams & Collier Co........................... 12
Curtis Companies, Ine........ ......... uiiesecaaite 33
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co................. 190
BLIND HINGES—See Hinges, Blind

and Shutter
BLOCKS—GLASS—See Glass Blocks
nee ye ge BUILDING
Certain-teed Prod. Petchaihgics
WERS VENTILATING
sf SO eee
Autovent Fan and Blower Co., 1809 N.
Kostner Ave., Chicago IIl.......................
ERE RE EER a a MIR 167
NE EL xs sninecnsnskesncnasiiaddnbsemscitaciacein 52
Sh Do eae
BLUE PRINT MACHINE S—See
Machines, Blueprinting
BLUE PRINT PAPER—See Paper, Blue

Print
BOARDS—BULLETIN
Armstrong Cork Co. ..128-129- =
Certain-teed Prod. Corp... A Sane
COMGSNUMHABIAIER TME...........2...ccccces.ssiccccevece
| SpE RR ER EES I Ie Benes oe

Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co
Masonite Corp.
BOARDS—DRAIN
Armstrong Cork Co....................s0
Bradley Lbr. Co............ PS. TES
I hi riiaaretarcuiniscinah dathnuatdibeaaisesdicaen svisieet 118
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co.................. 190
Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Wash.
Kinzua Pine Mills Co., Kinzua, Ore.....
Kitchen Maid Corp...................
Shevlin Pine Sales Co., 900 First Nation-

al Soo Line Bldg., "Minneapolis, Minn.
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co............................... 13
BOARDS—DRAWING
International Correspondence Schools...... 191
Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J.........

Shevlin Pine Sales Co.,

Soo Line Bldg.,
Warren-Knight Co...
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co..

First National
Minn...

Minneapolis, —

i EE
BOARDS—FIBRE

Armstrong Cork Co.......................

a |

Certain-teed Prod. Corp

Fir-Tex Insulating Board Co................... 131

J 4. SS eS 39

Gibbs Boardtile Corp., Chicago, IIl........ ia

eee eee weed 4

The Insulite Co... . 46

Johns-Manville ................... mee

Marsh Wall Products, Ine......................... 122

I ses sce enehinsiinibalnind 142

ro, os

U. S. Gypsum Co

Upson Co., Lockport, N.Y...............

eS ene
a

Armstrong Cork Co....................... 128-129-142

oe a. ee 123

Ee I I iv cs cecncccccccicccenecnctaninnse 36

Carr, Adams & Collier Co........................... 12

cians ics oneicsceyimsieunsbmenainvoues 2

Certain-teed Prod. Corp............................. 45

Fir-Tex Insulating Board Co..................... 131

(eee 39

Gen. Insul. & Mfg. nies Alexandria, Ind.
Ee a ae 144
IEEE TORI, = <0 snacies don epibonmodeneuonaeatlik 46
eee ener ies 14
EE ae eee et 142
IE TI naicinss inciosscaonsincanasieasheanebaeeas 141-157
Truscon Stee] CO...-.ccxcececcecccecccvcceccccccseseece
ee 31
Upson Co., Lockport, N.Y.........................
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co......0.000.00.00........ 13
Wood Conversion Co................................. . 35
BOARDS—IRONING, BUILT- IN
Curtis Companies, Ine...................0........
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co
MRUOOMOR DEON QOPD.....-<..2.2<...:cccsccncceseccccceesas

Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma, Wash.
BOARDS—MORTAR (Steel)

lS. ee are 170
BOARDS—PLASTER

Certain-teed Prod. Corp............................. 45

Fir-Tex Insulating Board Co....................... 131

Johns-Manville .....0000000.0000.22cceee ee. el

ee SS eee 31
— tee

Armstrong Cork Co..... ..128-129-132

i . St eee

California Redwood Distributors, Ltd., 35
. Wacker Drive, meade Ill. oe Ae

The 0 8 See 36
ee « 2
Certain-teed Prod. Corp.... 48

Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., R. A. one
Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.........

Fir-Tex ane & Lonsmeae , = .181

The Flintkote Co.. ane . 39

Florida pontgiees Red Cypress Co., Jack-

“" “Sy “See eee
Frost Lumber ha. Inc., Sheveport, La.....
Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Wash..
SSS eo 144
SN IIS SD iisasinscaressosshvsimencehninancianstinieaneaile 46
SE ES Re ee 14
Kinzua Pine Mills wasn Kinzua, Ore
Masonite Corp.. CRAPPY 2 - ERS SES 142
U. S. Gypsum CERT AAC aRs pa babates 31
By, ie, IE II sic ccicaeneniciecncisrasnestomns a
Weyerhaeuser ~_ on io ae
Wood Conversion a,

BOARDS. “SOUND DEADENING |
Armstrong Cork Co....................... 128-129-132
Fir-Tex Insulating Board Co................... 131
I TI vccnnassesdsnkessudanseensne eiecas ...144

Insulite Co...

Masonite Corp. 3 we -.-142

U. S. Gypsum a iaaclida nits Sectasliniibaiasinass 31
BOARDS—WALL

Armstrong Cork Co.......................

SN a I cencirniciesssncnnencannineadentsiie 36

Certain-teed Prod. Corp.
Fir-Tex Insulating Board Co....
OE SES eee ee
Gibbs Boardtile Corp., Chicago, IIl.............
Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Wash...
SS Se 144
Tee mews Os........... ..-. i
Johns-Manville .... shi tac patted
Marsh Wall Products,

Masonite Corp... jclucdisatedalctia‘ohs temaonenmeinmbiie
I I scars nttsaniancanniaconiees
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma, Wash...
I or liesinainccsecasseiealeniccaemnaeneananenninanienente
UU UL aareae
U. S. Gypsum Co...... asi
SO 8 Sennen cere 22
Upson Co., an eo Mai ss -sckcdiiacamsicieliedioniions
Wood Coreeee

BOIL ERS GAS. FIRED
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
11

General Electric Co., Air Cond., & Comm,

Refrig. Dept., Bloomfield, N.J
Mlotetrenms TReRtee Ce.......2...cccccccecencscces Me.
= eee aes
Surface Combustion Corp..................... “
U. S. Radiator Corp., Detroit, Mich

BOILERS—HOT WATER SUPPLY

American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8

National Radiato
BOILERS HEATING PLANT

American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
I ii ticancebiabinnnkadaaidechenitinascnaenionienatiain 116
Ee eee 152

U. S. Radiator Corp., Detroit, Mich...........
BOILERS—OIL-FIRED
— Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
Crane 1
General Electric Co., Air Cond., & Comm.

Refrig. Dept., Bloomfield, SAR eIRE
National Radiator Co..........0-0.00.. 152
S. Radiator Corp., Detroit, Mich.....

BOILERS—-RANGE
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
| SSR ee ee eee 116
po eae 178
BOILERS—STOKER-FIRED

American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
116

=> + ene
U. S. Radiator Corp., Detroit, Mich...........
BOILER CEMENT See Cement,

Boiler
BOILER COVERINGS—See Coverings,
Boiler and Pipe

BOLTS—ANCHOR
BU TD Gia iscsic nc cessccnceccccccnecensenes 170

BOLTS—DOOR—See Hardware,

BOLTS—EXPANDED METAL LATH
SESS eee eee 31

BOLTS—GARAGE DOOR
peers
Coburn Trolley Track Co
i ee
& gt EE Sr
McKinney Mfg. ORES
|) CS eee
Stanley Works.. erry aes
Wagner Mfg. Gae.......

BOLTS—SURFACE
Allith-Prouty, Ine
Frantz Mfg. Co...

M cKinney Mfg.
Si SE Re eee See eee

BO — Hardware,
as
BOND—PLASTER
Armstrong Cork Co... .....128-129-132
SE IIE I ictiiainctchadtenetis: dnciissinnnacdsstncense 123
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co... cn
The Philip Carey Co................ :
U. & Geeeum Cse..............
L. Sonneborn Sons, Ince.......
BOOKS—BUILDING

American Tech. Society, Chicago, IIl.........
International Correspondence Schools......191
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 440 Fourth
Mg TI Tg BR hveincicwctccitctoncensecs
BOOKS—PLAN
Brown-Blodgett Co., St. Paul, Minn.........
Frost Lumber Ind., Inec., Shreveport, La.
House of The Month Service...................... 186
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
. - eae
BORING MACHINES—See Machines,
Boring
BOWLS—CLOSET
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
Crane Co. 1

American Builder, April 1940.
BOXES—MAIL (Built-in)

Cincinnati Iron Fence Co....................:0002.. 183

Donley Brothers Co...... ..170

Edwards & Co................---.- 174

EB arene onan 160

I cairn acc omenrkdincescusncneektiekeane 38
BOXES—MAIL

McKinney Mfg. Co........ te ata 153

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............
BOXES—METER

F. D. Kees Pt S|

Square D Co............. eae
BOXES—MIXING

> Ra en er eeennn

Lansing Co...

Milcor Steel Co., “Milwaukee, Wi:

Truscon Steel Co................... paitend

XES—OUTLET

I TI GI iississvninsiccsscicnnsccnncactoseaniien 179

National Electric Prod. Corp. 182
BOXES—SWITCH

ee eee eee nee 179

Oe I TI, WII onisinicntncenanieenscinteienenietias 186

National Electric Prod. Corp...

I ai cccsinaoenncaicanaedl 3rd Cover
BOXES—TOOL
eee SS eres epee 171
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn...........
BRACES—CORNER
I I SR saivcatssasssageubabessesss enelichaadauaal 136
F. D. Kees Mfg. Co...... abt iisacenontelpeaial 186
ee) OU OR 179
McKinney Mfg. Co......... sit asian SalaeeaLaanea 153
National ne EE Lee 4th Cover
ai adr aieasiadinntintsn ss scipdachath . 54
BRA CKETS—BATHROOM
| RA i ener were ...116
ee oe Sone 179
Miami Cabinet Division of The Philip
I iisnxtiaancedncccndpnsuarensinsnucuicceeunncbeaisingh 1
REE Ce ee 54
ACKETS—LADDER
Ajax Building Bracket Co., 1551 Rydal
Mt. Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio......
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co............................. 183
Coburn Trolley Track Co.......................-2--.. 191
Steel —ae Co., Evansville, Ind.....
Wagees I a ical alata nie Soissienscteenepaincale 153
BRACKETS—ORNAMENTAL
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co........................... 183
Curtis Companies, Ine.......

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co
RACKETS—RAIL OR TRACK
Ajax Building Bracket Co., 1551 Rydal
Mt. Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio........
Allith- Prouty, | ee
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co.......................
Coburn Trolley Track Co.....
Curtis Companies, Ime.................................
I TI sein dibmnicsnccccbeawnsisknesincipanconee ee.

TD GE WOE BEE. CO inn 05: .20.encccecccrciinsccens
McKinney Mfg. Co.............. EE
EE. eae 4th Cover
Stanley bg = EEE ER ONE 54
Wagner Mfg. Co
BRACKETS—ROOFING
Ajax Building Bracket Co., 1551 Rydal
Mt. Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio......
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn.............
Steel ae Co., Evansville, Ind.......
Wagner Mfg. Co
BRACKETS—SCAFFOLD
Ajax Building Bracket Co.,

1551 Rydal

Mt. Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio......
SD TIE, Dic ccecnes scieessesessensverntoesmnaial 159
Steel Scaffolding Co., Evansville, Ind.
~ — ii 153

BRACKETS—SHELF
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co...................190
i, 2 * SS 136
J Ee FS Ee ae 179
ES a 153
Sl Ee ee 4th Cover
a EE 54
BRACKETS—WALL
Ajax Building Bracket Co., 1551 Rydal

Mt. Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio....
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co....................-- 18
Farley & Loetscher Mfe. Co.............
Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co................
Stanley bt age i eas teealcabiaaaicaoaseacateaonte
ee
BRACKETS—WALL (Electrical)

National Electric Prod. Corp......... 182
. BREAKFAST NOOKS OR ROOMS
Carr, Adams & Collier Co...................-- 12
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co.................-.- 190

BRICK—FACE

Belden Brick Co. —See adv. this page

“\BELDEN BRICK”

SINCE 1885

Face Brick and Facing Tile all colors and tex-
tures. Common Brick. Floor Brick.

THE BELDEN BRICK COMPANY
CANTON, OHIO

BRICK—FIRE
ee ey 14
RICK CARRIERS—See Carriers, Brick
BRICK COLORS—See Colors, Brick
BRICK WATERPROOFING—See W*

terproofing, Brick
BRICKLAYERS CEMENT—See Cement,

asons
BRIDGING. FLOOR (Steel) 8

Truscon Steel Co

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BRIDGING—FLOOR (Wood)
Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., 814
Barnett Bank Bldg., Jacksonville, Fla..
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La.
Wepeshocseer Sales Co... 13
RONZE DOORS—See Doors, “Bronze
BRUSHES PAINT
Breinig Bros.
Carr, Adams & Collier Co 12
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co 44
ee 164A
BRUSHES—POLISHING
Am. Floor ag
Hilger Sos, | St. oud ‘ale
BUBB LING. FOUNTAINS See Foun-
tains
puckETs—HoiS' ING AND DUMP-

. —y “wand Co.. ..154- =
Jaeger Machin
BUL LDERS CARD WARE Sec fier
are, Various Kinds
BUILDINGS——PORTABLE
Edwards Mfg. C
Harbor a, Corp., Hoquiam, Wash...
Truscon Steel
BUILDINGS STEEL
American Rolling Mill Co
Edwards Mfg. Co
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co..
Truscon Steel ie
Union Metal Mfg. Co
BULKHEADS RESIDENCE
Bilco Mfg. Co., New Haven, Co
BURNERS—CONVERSION ‘aoe ee?
Peerless Mfg. Corp
Surface enane on or ot
RS—GARBAGE—See ‘Incinerat-

BUSDUCTS—ELECTRIC
Frank Adam Electric Co
BUTT GAUGES—See Gauges, Butt
BUTT HINGES—See Hinges
CABINETS—BATHROOM
Carr, Adams & Collier Co
Crane Co.
Curtis Companies, Inc
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co.............

25
Miami Cabinet Division of The Philip
Carey Co
CABINETS—DRESSING ROOM
Carr, Adams & Collier Co
Curtis Companies, Ince.. aii sinduiessaiiuesiil
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co...

Kitchen Cita, See Built-in Kitchen

qu
THE HOosiER MANUFACTURING co.
ew Castle, Indiana

CABINETS—KITCHEN
Carr, Adams & Collier Co.
Crane Co...

Curtis Companies, ‘Inc...
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. “Co...

General Electric Co

Hoosier Mfg. Co., New Castle, Ind.

CABINETS of Quality

Murphy Wood Cabinets
Murphy Porcelain on Steel Cabinets
**A Kitchen for Every Purpose’
by the makers of the famous bed.

MURPHY DOOR BED co.

19 W. 44th St., New York, N.Y.

Kitchen Maid Corp 178
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma, Wash...
Murphy Door Bed Co. —See adv. this page
Steel Kitchens Corp—See adv. this page

RECIPE
FOR MODERN KITCHENS

eelina
| KiTcHEN UNITS
STEEL KITCHENS CORPORATION

MERCHANDISE MART CHICAGO

CABINETS—MEDICINE—See Cabinets

—Bathroom
CABINETS—RADIATOR—See__ Enclos-
ures—Radiator
CABINETS— STORAGE
Carr, Adams & Collier Co 12

Crane Co....
Curtis Companies, Inc...
Farley & Loetscher Co...
I IID I is cic insirennctnignonomnncmeanapnas 178
CABINET HARDWARE—See Hardware,
Cabinet
CABINET HEATERS—See Heaters,
Cabinet
CABLES—ARMORED
General Electric Co
National Electric Prod. Corp
CABLES—ELEVATOR (Electric)
General Electric Co
National Electric Prod. Corp
CALCIUM CHLORIDE
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Solvay Sales Corp., New York, N.Y
Columbia Alkali Corp., New York, N.Y.....
CAPITALS—METAL
Union Metal Mfg. Co
CAPS—CHIMNEY
Edwards Mfg. Co
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis
CAPS—POST

Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio

Cincinnati Iron Fence 183

Curtis Companies, Inc

Donley Brothers Co

Kewanee Mfg.

Majestic Co

Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma, Wash...
CARRIERS—BRICK AND TILE

Donley Brothers Co......

Kewanee Mfg. Co

Lansing Co

Sterling Wheelbarrow Co.. 190
CARRIERS~-CLOTHES—See Fixtures,

War
CARRIERS” DVERHEAD
Allith-Prouty,
Coburn Trolley Track Co
ee Re ee : ae:
Wagner Mfg. Co
CARS—ELEVATOR
Sedgwick a Works..
Wagner Mfg. Co
CARTS—CONCRETE
American Cement Machine Co
Construction Machinery Co
Jaeger Machine Co
Lansing Co
Sterling Wheelbarrow Co
CARTS—DUMP
American Cement Machine Co
Construction Machinery Co
Jaeger Machine Co
Lansing Co
Sterling Wheelbarrow Co
CARTS—HAND
I Ni iSiaacicinceisanpeannlishaeninonetint -
Sterling Wheelbarrow Co 19
SEMENT WINDOWS—See Windows,

Casement
CASEMENT WINDOW ADJUSTERS—
ee Hardware, Casement Window
CASINGS—WINDOW (Metal)
Hope’s Windows, Inc
Mesker Brothers Iron Co
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...
Truscon Steel Co
CASINGS—WINDOW hdaetecsomeel
Bradley Lbr. Co..
Carr, Adams & Collier Co...
Curtis Companies,
Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., Kansas
City, Mo oa
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co 1
Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack-
sonville,
Frost Lumber Ind. Inc., Shreveport, La.
Kinzua Pine Mills Co., Kinzua, Ore.
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma, Wash.
Shevlin Pine Sales Co., ~anaenetities Minn.
Weversoumeet Sales Co. a
CASTINGS TO ORDER
Crane oo aia ..116
Aluminum Co., Pittsburgh, ‘Pa.
Forest City Foundries Co., Cleveland,

Ohio
CATCHES—CABINET—See Hardware,
Cabinet
CA 4 = E S—DOOR—See Hardware,

CAULKING ~~ _ sae, Com-

CEIDINGS-ASBESTOS WooD

Johns-Manville
CEILINGS—METAL

Edwards Mfg. Co

Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp.......

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............
CEILINGS—SUSPENDED

Celotex Corp

Johns-Manville

Milcor Steel Co.,

Truscon Steel C

U. S. Gypsum Co
CEILINGS—TILE

Armstrong Cork Co

Celotex Corp

The Flintkote Co

Gibbs Boardtile Corp., Chicago, Ill......

The Insulite Co

Fir-Tex Insulating Board Co

Johns-Manville

Tylac Co.

U. S. Gypsum Co

Wood Conversion Co
CEILINGS—WOOD

Carr, Adams & Collier Co

ante Sawmills Sales Co., Kansas
ity,

Florida Louisiana Red pest Co., Jack-
sonville, Fla

American Builder, April 1940.

Frost Lumber Ind. Inc., Shreveport, La.

Harbor erases Corp., Hoquiam, Wash...

Johns-Manville

Kinzua Pine Mills Co., Kinzua, Ore.

Weyerhaeuser Sales C

U. S. Plywood Corp.......
CEILING PLATES—See “Plates, “Gein?
CEILING HOOKS—See Hooks, Ceiling
CELLAR DOORS—See Doors, Cellar
CEMENT—ASBESTOS

The Barrett Co...

The Philip Carey Co

a I EE ay SERS

Crane

The Flintkote Co

Homasote Co

Johns-Manville ...

Pecora Paint Co..

Ruberoid Co 7

The Texas Co., New York, See
CEMENT—ASPHALT

Armstrong Cork Co

Barber Asphalt Corp...

Barrett Co

Calbar Paint & Varnish Co

The Philip Carey Co

Celotex Corp

Certain-teed Prod. Corp.

The Flintkote Co

Johns-Manville

The Lehon Co

Ruberoid Co

L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc

The Texas Co., New York, N.Y

Tile-Tex Co., ee Heights, Ill

U. S. Gypsum
CE MENT— BOILER

Barber Asphalt Corp

The Philip Carey Co

Gen. Insul. & Mfg. Co., Alexandria, Ind.

Johns-Manville 14

Pecora Paint Co

Ruberoid Co...

L. Sonneborn Sons, “Ine

Universal Atlas Cement Co
CEMENT—FIBRE ROOF

Armstrong Cork Co

Barber Asphalt Corp

The Barrett Co

Calbar Paint & Varnish Co..

The Philip Carey Co

Donley Brothers Co

The Flintkote Co.......

Johns-Manville

The Lehon Co

Pecora Paint Co.

Ruberoid Co...

L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc
U. S. Gypsum Co
CEMENT—HIGH EARLY STRENGTH
Lehigh Portland Cement Co
Lone Star Cement Corp
Louisville Cement Co
Pennsylvania-Dixie Cement Corp
Universal Atlas Cement Co
CEMENT—HIGH TEMPERATURE
Armstrong Cork Co 128-129-182
The Philip Carey Co 36
Gen. Insulating & Mfg. Co., Alexandria,

Johns-Manville

Pecora Paint Co

Ruberoid Co...

Universal Atlas Cement Co..
CEMENT—MASONS

Lehigh Portland Cement Co

Louisville Cement Co

Medusa Portland Cement Co..

National Mortar & Supply Co

Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co....
CEMENT—NON-STAINING

Louisville Cement Co
CEMENT—PORTLAND

Lehigh Portland Cement Co

Lone Star Cement Corp

Louisville Cement Co ida

Medusa Portland Cement Co......................-

Pennsylvania-Dixie Cement Corp

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co

Universal Atlas Cement Co
a

Medusa Portland Cement Co..

Universal Atlas Cement Co
CEMENT—ROOFING

Armstrong Cork Co

Barber Asphalt Cor

The Barrett Co

Calbar Paint & Varnish C

The Philip Carey Co

GCasctes, Oere.........-.........

Certain-teed Prod. Corp...

Donley Brothers Co

The Flintkote Co

The Lehon Co

Johns-Manville

Pecora Paint Co

Ruberoid Co =

Sherwin-Williams Co.

The Texas Co., New York, N.Y

U. S. Gypsum Co

L. Sonneborn Sons,
CEMENT—SETTING

Barber Asphalt Corp

Pecorn Paint Cou, Ume6...........ccccccccccccsse ‘
CEMENT—SLATE

Calbar Paint & Varnish Co

The Flintkote Co.

Pecora Paint Co...
CEMENT—TILE sennahiomne

Armstrong Cork Co...........

Barber Asphalt Corp.

Calbar Paint & Varnish Co....

American Builder, April 1940.

lished.

In this book are brought together the best features
of two popular predecessors: “Good Construction,”
by “American Builder,” and “Building Age Construc-
tion Details.” Sections are presented in construction
sequence so as to constitute a working guide in de-
tailing every step in the construction of a modern
dwelling, from foundation to finish.

Many of the details and photographic views have
appeared in “American Builder and Building Age.”
In addition there is brought together graphic and
factual information that is otherwise scattered through
books, magazines, catalogs and sets of plans. Because
of its plan of organization it can be used as a com-
panion volume to the author’s CARPENTRY AND
JOINERY WORK by carpentry apprentices and in
the school as well as in the contractor’s drafting room.

Many of the important new building materials such
as plywood which have been developed in recent
years are pictured. The assembly of pre-fabricated
units is shown in step-by-step views. Various systems
of pre-fabrication construction are shown as well as
the standard methods of wood frame house building
and finishing.

Now Ready
HOUSE CONSTRUCTION

DETAILS

Compiled by Nelson L. Burbank
Author of Carpentry and Joinery Work

Builders will find this new book helpful when
making alterations in a set of stock plans and when
drawing up a complete set of plans. By simply re-
ferring to the detailed cross-index the draftsman can
locate drawings of construction details and photo-
graphic views of the finished work which can be used
for guidance. The layout of these details is in ac-
cordance with standardizations recommended by
housing authorities wherever such have been estab-

CONTENTS

Floor Plans—Sets of House Plans;
Excavations — Foundation Forms—
Foundations; Outside Walls; Inside
Walls — Wall Sheathing — Ceiling
Joists; Roof Construction—Bay Con-
struction — Roofing; Cornices and
Porches; Exterior Wall Construc-
tion; Interior Wall Coverings—In-
terior Trim; Stair Construction;
Windows; Doors; Hardware; Clos-
ets—Shelves—Built-in Equipment;
Finished Flooring; Chimneys and
Fireplaces; Scaffolds; Garages; Heat-
ing—Air Conditioning; Elements of
Electric Wiring; Insulation—Sound
Proofing; Gates—Garden Furniture;
Shopcrafter’s Corner; Camps—Cab-
ins — Cottages; Farm Buildings;
Wood Connectors; Pre-fabrication
—Modern Building Materials;
Painting and Finishing; Modern
Homes; Index.

320 pages, 1500 Illus., 9 x 12 inches, cloth, $3.00
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SS ne a 46
Medusa Portland Cement Co....................... 29
Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co...............0......... 158
SE IE int cksninenseantnanipienecsnniociiinasegl 159
Tylac Co e ay
i ee A 2) eee aaa ee

CEMENT ACCELERATORS — See ee
erators, Cemen

CEMENT BRICK MACHINES—See Ma-
chines, Cement Brick

CEMENT COATINGS—See

Cement
CEMENT COLORS—See Colors, Cement
CE a GROUTERS—See_ Grouters,
em
CEMENT, HARDENERS—See Accelerat-
ors, Cem
— MIXERS—See Mixers, Ce-

CEMENT < —~~ .peeeeatinnnes Rein-
rr Cemen

CEMEN WATERPROOFING—See
Wat ‘nb Cement

ae TRAPS—See Traps, Cess-

CHAINS—DOOR

Coatings,

Wagner Mfg. Co
CHAINS—SASH

aS i
CHAINS—TRANSOM

Oe a oat ia arc coiviecntncdicnioninicseniniia 139
CHANNELS—STEEL

ee EE: ann 179

Milecor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...........

Tennessee Coal, — 3 fC ee 49

Traces Steel Co.. EE

ECKS—DOOR

rants” cence nts nn he tcisnitcatianateneleloniiltiae 136

Stanley haga pi auniihenaann, ae

FE GO i iaincsncinsstaninnirnascmmenintaainnts 153
ee Mia CLOSETS—See_ Closets,
CHISELS—CARPENTERS’

eS a eereenerreree ee 171

Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn
CHISELS—HOLLOW MORTISING

Se 51
CHUTES—COAL

See |
Edwards Mfg. Co......... si
Kewanee Mfg. Co...

Majestic Co.. wi |

Mesker Brothers Iron Co.......--0c020-0-0--0---- 121

Mileor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............

Peerless Mfg. Corp cnicasaiensensctadiuadinadshciaieewek nite oabeaseine 151

Truscon Steel Co...... = 3

Se Be a eeneeerer 166

Vento Steel Prod. Co... lixcsncsiakeiiaaal
CHUTES—CONCRETE |

Construction Machinery Co................. 154-183

Pe ee 186

a a ances ctendaniasbnindenniieiacaceieel’ 178
ay Sn oe dl

Donley Brothers — shikealiesidiesiaghiitbecasesedl

ee EO ee ee )
CIRCUIT. BREAKERS “ELECTRIC

Frank — Electric Co... ‘ a

| Sa _3rd_ ‘Cover
Cl ERCULATORS—GAS-FIRED

OSS OO Ree .

Surface Combustion Corp.............
— WATER: “HEAT.

iain ndneeatisnnanten se iyevinenenin 116
CLAMPS—CARPENTERS

Knape yt Vogt Mfg. Co.. inkicwthdeathieaincsiaae
CLAMPS—COLUMN |

Seti” Wheelbarrow Co.....................----.-
CLASSIFIED TELEPHONE DiRECT.

ORY ADVERTISING—See Adver-
tising, Classified Telephone Di-

rectory.
CLEANOUT DOORS—See Doors, Clean-

out
CLIPS—CEILING
Armstrong Cork Co....................-.
U. S. Gypsum Co...
Wood Conversion Co..
CLIPS—

a age

Wood Conversion Co...................0...cccc0..... 35
CLOCKS—ELECTRIC

UE TI ics sicc ss snesenccsescccnssscsver 20-21
CLOSERS—DOOR

Frantz Mfg. .. a aasiarealioneensseleininilibetiblnsnssiadalentcbisbe 136

wane Mfg idealistic

CLOSE TS—CHEMICAL ”

cattle oiccretiicelersossesnnininsscsbininissnseshabinidiclaasonlate 116

CLOSETS—WATER

American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.. 8
Ms iss ccenitsiactasiennicniiaydasigheephiiamiianliiassntibesisiniioicen nse 116
CLOSET BOWLS—See Bowls, Closet
CLOSET LINING—CEDAR—See Lin-
ing, Closet (Cedar)
CLOSET TANKS—See Tanks, Closets
CLOSET TANK FITTINGS—See Fit-
tings, Closet Tank
CLOTH—SCREEN
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio

Curtis Companies, Ine.....................2-.-..-s000
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................-.. 190
BIE SS Ti vniiiscnncnenesctinseinnsincnenisinuinaien 160
Reynolds Wire Co., Dixon, IIl.................
CLOTH—TRACING

International Correspondence Schools...... 191
Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J...........
ge Se rer Ene 187
I cilia aitenitinicianisirishumanbicnesinnianad 183
CLOTHES DRYERS—See Dryers,

CLOTHES CLOSET FIXTURES—See
Fixtures, Wardrobe

CLOTHES POSTS—See Posts, Clothes

COAL CHUTES—See Chutes, Coal

COAL DOORS—See Doors, Coal

COAL STOKERS—See pectnane, Coal

COAL STOVE Range
COATINGS—ASBESTOS ‘ROOF
Barber Asphalt Corp ; .. 88
The Barrett Co... ECAR TI
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co.................... 191
Celotex Corp... ake 2

Certain-teed Prod. ‘Corp
Donley Brothers Co

SE ee
Johns-Manville ..... SOR a Mee
Pittsburgh Plate Glass...
seen
L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc
The Texas Co., _ ; S, Sen
REN 31
COATINGS CEMENT
Armstrong Cork Co....................... 128-129-132
MO FAG Giannis nscnstccccctecascscssccne 32
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co.... ae
Celotex Corp... <anpecinnibat>aaiiaiaa 2
Colorcrete Industries, | Inc... ...160
The Flintkote Co................... ae Oe
Johns-Manville . 14
3 > eae 156

Medusa Portland Cement C
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Buberold Co.....2..cc.00s0-...-
L. Sonneborn Sons, Ine...........
a Texas Co., — York, N.Y.

Ss. Gypsum sipiedebiisapiiidtetiitiohiaa cities a a
COATINGS ROOF”
Barber Asphalt Corp......................00....0.s.cc. 32
EE ee: 123
I a cdiccienicinicaiatansnedninisncciianeansiiaialnlniabde 187
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co....................... 191
The Philip Carey Co.. sienstiieniasiehiikaananacsa:
RN, ins ciinctaerncancnianiendocactodnanianneionnnetnnnstia 2
Certain-teed Prod. Corp. ...............cccos....--.... 45
SN CINE Ui csscisemisiainnhs oc tcsigmeiinaliia 170
The Flintkote Co
Johns-Manville .......
I I I i isciiacintin ocnsnsaiiinicsbnseesinpeiahaucbiictiniei ll
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
IE is inciadannassionitink vas ddisiinicasdennncsicciondaniin
Sherwin-Williams Cor ..........02..-0.cccessceseseee 164A
L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc 161
The Texas Co., a York, N.Y sou
U. S. Gypsum Co........

COLONIAL, ° HARDWARE—See
ware, Colonial
COLONNADES
California Redwood Distributors, Ltd., 35
E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IIl
Carr, Adams & Collier Co...................
Curtis one ae | SEAS Sa

LORS—BRICK
Colorcrete Industries, Ine...........................160
- E. Dunn Mfg aera seainsebianiceibtinsiniebllads 6
COLORS—CEMENT
Colorcrete Industries, Imne..........................- 160
L. Sonneborn Sons, IN... ........cccccccecccccccced Ol
COLORS—MORTAR
Colorcrete Industries, Inc...................-.-..:.- 160
Pecora Paint Co.............. ..159
Te TOOURT TION, BING... cncnccscccocccccscccacecees 161
COLUMNS—METAL
BOE TRONS FO on cccsccicsine sc ccccecccccscccacennes 170
0 Ge er 175
EOE ees 160
COLUMNS—PORCH— (Steel)
Po see 166
COLUMNS—WOOD

California Redwood Distributors, Ltd., 35
E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IIl..

Carr, Adams & Collier Co....................... 12
Curtis Companies, Inc.. eee ee
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. ae 190
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma, Wash...
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co. SE eae 13
COLUMN BASES—See Bases, Column

— CLAMPS—See Clamps, Col-

COLUMN CO ae See Coverings,
Column and Gird
COMBINATION. " SQUARES—See
Squares, Combination
COMPOUNDS—ANTI-FREEZE
Columbia Alkali — 30 Rockefeller
Plaza, New York, N.Y
Solvay ‘Sales Corp., 40 Rector St., New
York, N.Y.
L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc
COMPOUNDS—CAULKING
Allmetal Weatherstrip Co..
Armstrong Cork Co..
Breinig Bros................
The Philip Carey Co.
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co
W. J. Dennis & Co
Donley Brothers Co....
Tee Pumtnete Oo...................
III sss cstentancixnowsnsiiicbibabilanenaionieliniiete
Master Metal Strip Service, Inc., Chicago..
lL eee eae 159

ene: 161
COMPOUNDS—GLAZING
i” Ree 187
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co....................... 191
ee ene 170
I SU alata siecetnitlin eceenanicbondil 159
Bice TN, iiss essen scccccsessn 161
COMPOUNDS—SOLDERING
a OS ee eee

79
COMPOUNDS — WATERPROOFING. —
See Waterproofing
COMPRESSORS—AIR
Homelite Corp., Port Chester, N.Y...........
CONCRETE BINS—See Bins, Concrete
CONCRETE BLOCK MOLDS—See
Forms and Molds
CONCRETE BLOCK MACHINES—See
Machines, Concrete Block
CONCRETE CHUTES—See
Concrete

Chutes,

American Builder, April 1940.

CONCRETE INSERTS—See
Concrete
CONCRETE MIXERS—See Mixers, Con-

crete
CONCRETE VIBRATORS—See Vibrat-
ors, oncrete; also Machines,

Tampin

CONDUCTOR PIPE—See Pipe, Con-
uctor

CONDUIT—ELECTRICAL

Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
American Brass Co., 25 Broadway, New

Inserts,

, > } nein
General Electric Co. iy
National Electric Prod. Corp.....................

CONTRACTORS’ COUIPMENT See _

Hoists, Building Material; Pumps,
Contractors’ and Drain; Winches

C. H. & E. Mfg. Ce............. See Adv. this page
SAW RIGS
USE, runs
HOISTS
MORTAR MIXERS
CONTRACTORS BAR CUTTERS
EQUIPMENT BAR BENDERS
c. H. & E. —we—eteets co.
3848 N. Palmer St., Milwaukee, Wis.

eeg) ty HOISTS—See Hoists,
uilding Baterial

CON NTROLS-—it TING—See Heat
Controls; "Econom Furnace;
and Thermostats

gag well

Modine Mfg. og ‘ ees —-—
wotene SOE 152
co VECTOR ENCLOSURES See En-

“oo Convector
CONVERTIBLE LEVELS—See Levels
COOLERS—ROOM

NS IS Picnic eon conceaintasaiiaieiemasnn 167
International Harvester Co., 180 N. Mich-
igan Ave., anette REE
Modine Mfg.
COOL ERS WATER ccs
Ebco Mfg. ~_-
Modine Mfg
COOLING “SYSTEMS Central
International Harvester Co., 180 N. Mich-

igan Ave., _ li. ea eee
a Mfg

OOLING SYSTEMS—_WELL’ ‘WATER
Crane ae

COPPERROLL. ‘AND SHEET
American Brass Co., 25 Broadway, New
York,
Edwards Mfg. ee 175
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
ear SHINGLES—See ‘Rosine, Cop-

CORD—-DUMB WAITER
Samson Cordage Works, Boston, Mass.

Sedick Machine Works...................2.-.-..-0-200+- 171
CORD—SASH

Allmetal Weatherstrip Co.................2......... 183

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co..................... 190

Samson Cordage Works, Boston, Mass.
CORNCRIBS—PORTABLE

Ee 2s _ See 161

Illinois Wire & Mfg. Co., Joliet, IIl...........

Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co.. Pe

EE REE Sees. Coe area 146

Oe TO iste saciaiiniinnnnnseensnmmnici 31
CORNERS—METAL

American Brass Co., 25 Broadway, New

Fe es

Armstrong Cork Co... fe

W. J. Dennis & Co.......

Donley Brothers Co

Edwards Mfg. Co.........

Johns-Manville eles

F. D. Kees Mfg. Co.. 7”

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.........
CORNER BEAD—See Bead, Corner
CORNER BRACES—See Braces, Corner

CORNICES—METAL
> Se . eee 175
Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co................. 179

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, W

CORRESPONDENCE SC iH Oo O L S—See
Schools, Correspondence

epee TOPS—See Tops, Counter

d Table
COURSES FOR BUILDERS, ETC.—See
Training Courses for Builders, etc.
COVE BASE—See Base, Cove
COVERINGS—BOILER AND PIPE
Armstrong Cork Co.....................128-129-132

_. fe, a. ko ee 36
a al cea 116
ee ere 3
Ee ere
COVERINGS—COLUMN AND GinDER
SE, rE
COVERINGS__FLOOR (Linoleum)
Armstrong Cork oo, REE US 6s 128-129-132
Congoleum-Nairn Inc.......................0se000++ 115

COVERINGS—FLOOR enanans < «
Armstrong Cork Co....0.......22.0000.-- 8-129-132
Wright Rubber Prod. a oWise...

COVERINGS—F LOOR om
Armstrong Cork Co.. 128-129-182
Congoleum-Nairn, Inc............-..----------.e0-+--- 115
re 14

PIII TI ot indcctnsnevincacenincxecceicassnacpiiaiagsial 187
Armstrong Cork Co........ a

Bradley Lbr. Co.....
Celotex Corp.............
Congoleum-Nairn In “il
_ fe Se

175

,Op-

171

.183
.190

American Builder, April 1940.

Gibbs Boardtile Corp., Chicago, IIl.............

ES SaaS 144
I inci aiteatinccnachabdatamaiaanein 14
Marsh Wall Products, Ince.........................122
EEE ee 142
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co......................... 44
Niels ncantinstesiniernindocksitiniesintate 42
Tile-Tex Co., Chicago Heights, IIl.............

I hailed aicnes i satssihinceichdipeidikinenine sa cieoniiaioncen 146
U. S. Plywood —- Shichi sieilaesoanieiadacaleepedipieiacsin 22
Wood Conversion Oo................................... 35

cov ERINGS— WATERPROOF
a Tiare isiccbitncins vseinescniccicnicanplansininciseia 137

Armstrong Cork Co.........
Ee Sea
. § “See

a a ees

Donley Brothers Co
Johns-Manville ...
Medusa Portland Cement Co

OS ee 141-157

i iiinnnnirtintinatbinieatinbecntnins 14
COVERS—CISTERN

Donley Brothers Co. 170

Kewanee Mfg. Co. ..160

ee | ee
COVERS—COAL HOLE
Donley Brothers Co
Kewanee Mfg. Co
Majestic Co..
COVERS—MANHOLE

Donley Brothers Co
Kewanee ae Co

PO iain tainicrecdaabixenaninninigscéiannsnianisigent
ee Enclosures,
CRAYONS—LUMBER

Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J...........

Warren-Knight Co.. oa ..187

3, ER 183
roy FORMS—See Forms and
CURTAINS—ASBESTOS

sone arn EE RAT NS rae 14

T- ok a ~apahemammees

onan ca ME

ee d Cover
CUTTERS—ASBESTOS SHINGLE

Ajax Building Bracket Co., 1551 Rydal

Mt. Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio......

ye. | 2 eae 36

I iliac ataeacninsionbakesenlan 14

_ *—?= Sa eae: 42

Rees 31
CUTTERS—DADO

American Saw Mill Machinery Co., Hack-

DeWalt Products Corp................... ~.143

i. yf ree 182

Master Woodworker Mfg. Co. 174

Power King Tool Co., Warsaw, In .158

Walker-Turner Co., Plainfield, * 51
gg Ny AND TILE

2 | “ae 171
CUTT ERS MOULDING

DeWalt Products Corp............................ 143

Master Woodworker Mfg. Co....................- 174

Walker-Turner Co... askin selenite 51
CUTTERS—PIPE

Crane Co... sic deaesedns sedis
CUTTERS—SASH |

DeWalt Products Corp............................. 143

Master Woodworker Mfg. Co................---.. 174

. _ =i 51
CUTTERS—SLATE

Ajax Building Bracket Co., 1551 Rydal
Mt. Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio...

ate Products | ETS 143
ERS—TILE (Electric)
Wodscke Einenic 0 194
DADO CUTTERS—See Cutters, Dado

DADO HEADS—See Heads, Dado

DAMPERS—FIREPLACE
eee a eee 170
+, tt .. See 160

i Se oes OO
Mesker Brothers Iron Co...

Peerless Mfg. Corp... ame .---151

Superior Fireplace CP eacnNeReNARaCER eR: 157
DAMPPROOFING

oe a ee eee 32

The Barrett Co......................
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co..
The Philip Carey Co

haiasibeeieichinteuiadenssutanihenncsdlasiblelsdigatdie 36
Donley Brothers Co...............---.c..--ssesece----0e 170
J... ji eee R .
eee. | Se
.... < ea 141- 187
Sonneborn Sons, Inc...020020...0222....--2eeeeeeee 161
DASH—STUCCO
Colorcrete en ESE eee eae Re AD 160
_ | 7 31

°
DEADENDERS—SOUND
Armstrong Cork Co..............
ertain-teed Prod. Corp.
The Insulite Co...
Johns-Manville ...
Masonite IR ii hictaciiiecit Gisnensicchaciasaniiackaeastdbetiiiaieded
ee
Wood Conversion Co.
DERRICKS
Sasgen Derrick Co.—See adv. this page.

eee eee STOCK—See Stock, Dimen-
DISAPPEARING STAIRS—See Stairs,
DIVIDERS — See Instruments, Drawing

DOMES—STEE
Milcor Steel Co., Rss ictcicanies
— DAMPERS—See Dampers, Fire-
place
DOORS—ACCESS
I NINE iia iststsdinccennccccsccenessnnnnenn 170
Se Sener 38
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............
DOORS—AIRPORT
Ee eee 145
Mesker Brothers Iron Co.............................121
Overhead Door eae aaiecds siskccconacnadiioaioeamedinae 37
Truscon Steel — SEAS Pe eee Ne 3
irri peenccnisinenicneneketninesn 153
DOORS—ASBESTOS
tii cccguinissiaiseninnipniteashtetiicc 14
Ruberoid Co... sitihiclacasepieiaieammedaetsae 42
DOORS—ASHPIT
Donley Brothers Co................ scoecismmuasaiclae 170
pe | ee ee 160
Majestic Co. ......... 38

Peerless Mfg. Cor
Superior Fireplace Co......................-..csscccese 157
DOORS—CELLAR (Metal)
Bileo Mfg. Co., 164 Hallock Lata New
Haven, Conn...

Cincinnati Iron Fence Co............--...-.---. 183
Mesker Brothers Iron Co.........................-... 121
ee EE SEER EASES a Preeoere eee ne
RS—CELLAR (Wood)
ous Adams & Collier Co......... ee
Curtis Companies, Inc..... FRE: 33
Farley & Loetscher MN cccscarosnas 190
~~ ~~~ ~ennabell
Donley Brothers Co... seanilasiiacainaedtaae
ih, rere 160
Majestic Co. . Fcehapticit isacaicaniiatudal aa
Mesker Brothers Iron Co...................---... 121
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............
SR RE Se: 151
“oo NS ELT,
I i stnnunnoteonndesmalaenniion 170
ia siciainnebsicasosansinninenanineiunl 160
iiss onneciicncsieuninniinccnisitinnsineeb 38
I i tins cnmcacintaineesnnmeranniait 151
Union Metal Mfg. Co................... ancients 166
as nn cacseesnninnnsnsian 31
DOORS—ELEVATOR
Sedgwick Machine Works......... Siaccntnaitoal 171
DOORS—FIRE
Detroit Steel Products Co........................... 27
i a sc bceeeinlbasiietine 175
i circoteiciisanginsinniniononanesaustad =
CE eee
a (Metal aaa
I as os rcntin compnnnaaesennanmied 175
Truscon Steel Co................... Sica ebise leiden 3
DOORS—FOLDING
Carr, Adams & Collier Co
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co
Coburn Trolley Track Co
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190
Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Wash.
ee ie 54
SR SEER See eer rere 3
po eee 153
DOORS—GARAGE (Metal)
Dixon Door Co......
Edwards Mfg. Co
I a eeinedialestsnieiisiiealianunain -
Mesker Brothers Iron Co.............................121
oo 37
I os neliciancniblennmeeninNl 40
cl. eee EEE ES 3
I iicincrscncttindiennnnninnnennninenwescnnieah 153
DOORS—Garage (Wood)
Carr, Adams & Collier Co.........................2006 12
OS ee 33
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190
Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Wash.
EE SG, WE dicinintpnsinsansenasioneinicni sucheaiicinnieia 145
I I nciek i icneadpinittinindondanpactaedienkicienannledl 38
eee ee 37
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma Bldg.,
I Ti cinaccciintinincshssdiebiatenniisiainknenonbeiiale
I I cists cicristentenicininniindibtininnbenaiaeniiiety
gS
Strand Building Prod. Co...
a iieiccaritninanisnstiniiiesuenceon
DOORS—GRILLED
Curtis Companies, Inc...............2.....0..:0sc-sces 33
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma Bldg.,
po ee aia

Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Wash.
DOORS—HARDWOOD (Solid and Ve-

Sasgen Derricks for every purpose
31 ASGEN DERRICK CO.
01 Grand Ave. ™

neered)
Carr, AGames & Collie? CO............0.ccccccesccssceee 12
SE EE en 33
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co..................... 190
Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Wash.
IED ivccinkserihsalamniiemnsnuisincumasnsaihiciidioad 14
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma, Wash.
Fs ee 22
DOORS—HOLLOW METAL
Detroit Steel Products Co........................... 27
I Se A cinslicmibeesimvnibil 175
Mesker Brothers Iron Co........................-...- 121
DOORS—IRON
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co.............................1838
Detroit Steel Products Co........................... 27
SI I ac cencccimeiiinceioouns —,
Mesker Brothers Iron Co............................ 121
DOORS—KALAMEIN
Ie Bs iinet tntecetncstitecscccrrcses eee
DOORS—OVERHEAD
PU ee S aiemeaiade 187
Carr, Adams & Collier Co............... ek

Coburn Trolley Track Co..... ...191
Curtis Companies, Inc...
Dixon Dog 0

I clea ll
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co
I ccc
ER aa
Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Wash.
| as ee
SS SY eee
Mesker Brothers Iron Co....
National Mfg. Co..................
eS ae ae
Pacific Mutual Door oo Tacoma, Wash.

—"") SC SSS ee 49
tin 64
Strand Building Prod. Co........................... ..130
Truscon Steel = EE EL Te eS 3

Te i ni sacnnsapeannatent 158
DOORS—ROLLING (Steel)
ER Re re 175
I I i tensintiaelamnciboliomenattl 176
Kinnear Mfg. Co........ siagiidiaassiubiadiiammanne sembiotes 145
Truscon Steel ee i sateentssicnidhinsisgnad i leniensenssicenidatiaiia
Te 153
DOORS—ROLLING (Wood)
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190
Stanley 6 A EES Te ina
iii cnccsmenreninoeennnonreneiins 153
DOORS—SCREEN
Carr, Adams & Collier Co.........................000 12
OE IN, BU ncciccnecccvssccesencsscsensce 38
Se OS ee 162
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190
Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Wash.
B.S ae 23
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma Bsns
. Tacoma, Wash. sbi
Vento Steel Products Co............................. 154

Li See
Weyerhauser Sales C
HOWER STALL

a caiman 116
ES 140
DOORS—SIDEWALK

Bileo Mfg. Co.,

GEE Nanna
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co...
Curtis Companies, Inc

164 Hallock Ave., New

Detroit Steel Products Co........................... 27
Re i i sniicicupnconcindermunnennnacs 38
DOORS—SLIDING
Carr, Adams & Collier Co........................... 12
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co..........................--. 183
Curtis Companies, Ince................ Foieiaiiadiaatiiiion 33
Detroit Steel Products Co.......................... 27
ee 175

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co... om
Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Wash.

Mesker Brothers Iron Co............................. 121
eee ee 54
NE BE Ci iiiiicixnsdceisnmonctersnacsedendnasnitions —
, a .153
DOORS—SOFTWOOD
Carr, Adams & Collier Co...................... saat 12
Curtis Companies, Inc. $3
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....... hwy

Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Wash.
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma Bldg.,
Tacoma, Wash.............. snsnipaieinshsindalpialbetidlaieie

Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.............00..0...2000000.0 13
DOO TEEL
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co............................- 183
Detroit Steel Products Co........................... 27
I I iii ais calaicaneesinntiaesiniabiieiamnnties 176
Edwards Mfg. Co................. ; 115
RED WII, TRI. .rarnccsncnccesvocessubacbaness 23
I iin dial ntact 145
I I hin intiet a inn hsinsah iinisdsipeepetagilaieininibiniadcem . 38
Mesker Brothers Iron Co............................. 121
OVEEMORE DOSE COED e onc. .ccccccecccceccccccsscecsccccese 37
pL ee 3
| 154
DOORS—STORM
California Redwood Distributors, Ltd., 35
E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Ill.................
Carr, Adams & Collier Co............................. 12
Curtis Companies, Inc.......................-.sss00000 33
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190

Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Wash.
Mesker Brothers Iron Co.............................
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma Bldg.,
aia ienicrincicaisiibicinntettl
Weyerhaeuser OE EES
ces ee AND SCREEN com.

Carr, Adams & Collier.................. ee ea 12
CUBED COMRBRMECR, TG. 22ccc..ccccccscccecccszccccccces 33
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190
eh ee 23

Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma Bldg.,
iii catinnnpicisiinnvcceinanigionnnin

DOORS—TINCLAD
| Re Soe 175
en 37
DOORS—TOILET STALL
ES Ren 116

DOOR BOLTS—See Hardware, Door
DOOR BUTTS—See Hinges, Butt
DOOR CATCHES—See Hardware, Door
DOOR CHAINS—See Chains, Door
DOOR CHIMES—ELECTRIC
I ee ieieietiticcsecceteestieninaticonintnnen 174°
DOOR CHECKS—See Checks, Door
DOOR CLOSETS—See Chocks, Door
DOOR FRAMES—See Frames, Door
DOOR GUARDS—See Guards, Door
oo HARDWARE—See Hardware,
oor
DOOR HOLDERS—See Holders, Door
DOOR JAMBS—See Jambs, Door
ose KNOCKERS—See Hardware,
oor
DOOR LOCKS—See Locks, Door
DOOR LOCK MORTISERS—See Mortis-
ers, Door Lock

PAYNE'S NEW ZONEAIR

Nation -Wide
Popularity

IN A SINGLE YEAR.

Just a year ago this month the New Payne
Zoneair was introduced to the gas heating
field. Yet in that short time it has won count-
less friends from coast to coast.

Why such outstanding, immediate popu-
larity? Simply because the New Payne Zone-
air offers, in a single, compact unit, all the
functions of true winter air conditioning. It
heats, circulates, ventilates, filters and hu-
midifies—automatically!

Used individually to heat separate groups
of rooms, it provides the added advantage of
convenient, economical zoned warmth.

For information about the latest 1940 Model
Payne Zoneair, see your local dealer or write
the factory.

GWE s02P11 co. me.

Beverly Hills, Calif.

eis ad

You Pay No Premium
for Modern Steel Bridging

@ The final cost of Union Metal steel bridging is no
more—frequently less—than wood because it takes from
¥, to % less time to install. This time saving is made
possible because (1) entire supply of steel bridging
for an average house comes in one conveniently
carried carton; (2) it is quickly attached with roof-
ing nails; and (3) eliminates replacement of splits.

Union Metal steel bridging can’t warp or shrink,
thereby eliminating cause of squeaky floors. Ap-
proved tests at leading engineering school prove
this product stronger than standard 1” x 3”
wood bridging.

Union Metal bridging is available in lengths
to fit all regular joist sizes and spacings. Write
for free sample, descriptive folder and prices.

THE UNION METAL MANUFACTURING CO.

CANTON, OHIO

American Builder, April 1940.
LETTERS—

(Continued from page 161)

scientists are engaged in investigating everything from how to
generate power from the fire of the firefly to what makes a moun
tain keep on mounting, I ran across a “statistic” or two which |
thought might read well to those who get your valuable sheet.

Here is what I found, and this is true beyond a shadow of
doubt: House sizes are decreasing, room sizes in houses and
apartments are decreasing, in both size and number, as well as
general use or purpose. Houses are less expensive because of
these things. Maybe birth control may cut families to fit houses.
Government entry into all manner of businesses seems to be
affecting our existence. We are fast approaching the trailer-
home.

You don’t need me to tell you how all this affects the interest
of your readers.

RILEY ELGEN.

Average Home Market?

Fort Dodge, Iowa.
To the Editor:

I was interested in your article regarding the homes sponsored
by “Good Housekeeping.” We subscribed to the first issue at a
cost of $32 but we did not subscribe to the second because, out of
a list of twenty average prospects, we did not find a single person
who could pay for the $8,000 to $12,000 “Good Housekeeping”
home.

We feel that the plan in general is fine and we admire the pur-
pose; but we do not think that they are selling the right priced
house. I believe that it is a fact that 94 per cent of the towns
in the U.S.A. are under 25,000 in population, and as Fort Dodge
is 23,685 and we and our prospects can be considered as average,
it seems that they are missing the big market.

Could you give us statistics on income division groups, number
of houses built in the U.S. in a year, and the average price of

these houses?

FORT DODGE LUMBER COMPANY,
By John Haire, Jr.

when equipped with the
efficient auxiliary heat of
the built-in

+ £LELTAIL <<

“ @UIKHETER

It provides comfort on chilly days — adds its warmth to that of
the furnace on exceptionally cold days. It is fully hot the minute
the switch is turned on. The cold air, drawn in at the floor
level, is quickly heated and forced out at the top — and imme-
diately begins to circulate through the whole room. Bedrooms,
dressingrooms and nurseries need this cheerful warmth.

In New Construction or Modernization

the built-in @ Electric QUIKHETER should be included in the
plans. Installed during the Spring or Summer months, it will
be ready to go into effective service when needed.

There is a Wholesaler near you

who will make quick delivery from stock —in either 1,000
1,250 or 1,500 watt sizes. Write us for his name — and for de-
scriptive circular.

Frank Adam

ELECTRIC COMPANY

ST.LOUIS

m= Rm Aw CA one i

ne
of

t of
ute

American Builder, April 1940.

“TruCost” Estimating Figures
for Home Designs in this Issue

qrucost

The Editors have prepared a 28 PAGE EXPLANA-
TION of American Builder's "TruCost" system of
quick, accurate estimating and offer it to anyone
interested at 25 cents per copy. Please enclose
payment when ordering. Address American

Builder, 30 Church St., New York City.

Page 66, April: Mott, Bldr.

“TRUCOST” ESTIMATING FIGURES
HOUSE: Basement Walls, 106 lin. ft.;
Basement Floor, 645 sq. ft. ;

FOR THIS
Trench Walls, 90 lin it. ;
Garage Floor, 180 sq. ft.; Excavation
per ft. deep, 28 cu. yds.; Outside Walls, 21.00 SqS. ; First Floor,
6.50 sqs.; Second Floor, with fin. fig., 6.50 sqs.; Ceiling, 13.00
Sqs. ; Roof Pitch, 8” rise per ft. run; Roof, 11.00 sqs.; Cornice,
C & F, 170 lin. ft.; Cornice, 6”, 64 lin, ft.; Partitions, 180 lin. ft. ;
Inside Finish OS Walls, 212 lin. i. 3 Front and OS French Doors,
2 opgs.; Rear and Grade Doors, 1 opg.; Garage Door 8 ft. wide,
i: Inside Doors and Cased Opes., 14 opgs.; Windows and Case-
ments, 18 opgs.; Gable Sash and Louvers, 2 opgs.; Chimney, 36
lin. ft.; Main Stairs, 1; Porch Floor, 1.08 sqs.

Page 67, April: Mott, Bldr.

“TRUCOST” ESTIMATING FIGURES FOR THIS
HOUSE: Basement Walls, 114 lin. ft.; Trench Walls, 90 lin. ft. ;
3asement Floor, 792 sq. ft.; Garage Floor, 190 sq. ft.; Excavation
per ft. deep, 33 cu. yds.; Outside Walls, 25.00 sqs.; First Floor,
8.00 sqs.; Second Floor, with fin. fig., 8.00 sqs.; Ceiling, 16.00 sqs. ;
Roof Pitch, 8” rise per ft. run; Roof, 14.50 sqs.; Hips and Valleys,

104 lin. ft.; Cornice (incl. Porch), C & F, 175 lin. ft.; Cornice,
8”, 175 lin. ft.; Partitions, 200 lin. ft.; Inside Finish OS Walls,
228 lin. ft.; F ront and OS French Doors, 2 opgs.; Rear and Grade

Doors, 2 opes.; Garage Door 8 ft. wide, 1; Inside Doors and

(Continued to page 170)

Building material dealers are not prone to “take
pen in hand” to write voluntary letters of praise to
manufacturers. But they have done it regarding Hall
Overall Garage Door Sets. No item in our line ever
aroused more spontaneous enthusiasm than has our
garage door hardware.

Hall Overall Garage Door Sets are simple in de-
sign and easy to install, with no complicated parts to
get out of order or ever give trouble. The original,
low-priced, overhead type of garage door set, Hall
Overall offers a variety of sizes and styles for every
type of garage.

Ask your dealer about Hall Overall Garage Door
Sets or write us for information and new low prices
for 1940.

A> HALL MANUFACTURING co.
Cedar Rapids, lowa

Trims off roofers

SP /
Pocket cuts floors

1721-D No.

Double SAVINGS

1. on Electric Handsaw Work
2. on Bench Sawing...

Speedmatic is Built to do Both Jobs Fast

Use Speedmatic Electric Handsaw alongside any
other Saw on the market—compare it, cut for cut,
feature for feature. Also consider the convenience
and savings of the Porter-Cable Speedmatic
Slide Arm! Then you will understand Speed-
matic’s nationwide popularity. For it does two
jobs with equal efficiency—(1) as an electric hand-
saw and (2) as a powerful bench saw—ceither “‘on
the job” or in the shop. Get more information on
the BIG DOUBLE SAVINGS this builder’s helper
brings you. Write TODAY!

PORTER-CABLE Machine Co.

Salina St. Syracuse,

You will save both time and money
“2 FT. sesh’ Bala eCheck Type dri 5. KIN

. Sas alanee. riven. 5. KINK-PROOF: ial
é ag tog features : . Spee
ace 7%", depth 3”. _ DURABLE:
All coisa 1/16" steel, treated with
rust- eee. —_ lacquer. 3.

req
all residential windows using | or 2

The Caldwell Manufacturing Company, Rochester, N.Y.

ON FASTER INSTALLATION
LOWER COST OF MACHINING FRAMES

WITH THIS NEW

142 FT. SASH BALANCE

balances sash. 4. EASILY IN-
STALLED: Flat only one screw

» COMPACT: C. R. Steel T 6. ENCLOSED
mn wn age F man working parts

ete! losed.
You will “and that a om to specify

Caldwell Balances every make
of window.

CALDWELL Sash Balances

uirements of

DOOR “pa (Electric)—See Open-

ers
DOOR ULLS—See Hardware, Door
DOOR ROLLERS—See Rollers, Door
DOOR SPRINGS—See Springs, Door
DOOR STOPS—See —? —
DOOR TRIM—See Trim
DRAFTING ROOM FURNITURE—See
oe ane Room

DRAINS—FL’
CN I aa ciictenichicindiesntnnbinienceintiteinieinaivtihinseaaiooniith 116
Donley aad 170
Kewanee _ iashsiniteaimeittavidntapiecicciasbubimiiioaa 160
is cnchiscinmnncnsunetonnionis aes 38
DRAINS—_ROOF
Ne i cecintnsiesnesuniiiaondinnmaitlon 123

DRAIN BOARDS—See Boards, Drain
DRAIN PIPE—See Pipe, Drain
DRAIN Set Ee Pumps, Drain
DRAINERS—CELL.
Bileo Mfg. Co., 164 Hallock St., New
ET eee
Crane
Kewanee Mfg. Co
I tis ccniintecccasnenens (caciiliieneccitimenneuinn 38
tan a
ER. OE OS ee 179
DRAWING BOARDS See Boards, Draw-

DRAWING INSTRUMENTS — See _In-
struments, Drawing
DRAWING PAPER—See Paper, Draw-

ing
DRILLS—BENCH
a iaiiciiicon a sennionenubanaunnbadoiniinion’ 182
aici hi anaeistabignaedamiebinnd 4-5
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn.............
IE GID ovcccscnccncccccsnccsccenssesns —
eS eet 179
DRILLS—ELECTRIC
Ble tiie I MII oo ccisncnccncencoevecesssaensen 155
I del cincciaiaieannepaieesinebeciebicnanasnbaial 182
I I TE II oc nemwaninncicaciininsnctinnensliiiih 158
I oe cancehene 4-5
SO ene 194
Stanley Electric Tool Division.................... 118
ia aire iniedintindnanciscubaninaiase 162
I TI nasivtanccarescdunisinsinngpenniins 51
Wodack Electric Tool Corp......................... 194
DRILLS—STONE
_ & 8 iiinpaseniae 182
I i nacincsinnninaeuiiiiinsiiel 171
RN, FO ict iscsi ci aiaiclininndenmbnnitnnonieaieiatita 162
W odack Ry 2 Se 194
DRILL ag MACHINERY—See Machin-

Drillin
DRINKING FOUNTAINS —See Foun-
tains, Bubbling

DRYERS—LAUNDRY
General Electric Co................
Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co

DUMBWAITERS
Kimball Bros. Co................ sisscicebiailclabiechalusiseaaass
Sedgwick Machine Works
BU TRIN GB isnncsnc ccc ccccseennssscescccsencas 170
eee 160
IN iin nainiccdnénustntatnatisenvenscnstianvnevicwte 38
I Is TIN oi ncnsenvnnroccnendaessccceseessnssis 151
Superior Fireplace Co.................:c...cccsscceesee 157

DUMP CARTS—See Carts, Dump
EAVES TROUGHS—See also Gutters
California Redwood Distributors, Ltd.,-35
E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IIl.................
I MS I i cecaceiantddndinanoksboninganersid 175
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co
i bi ROUGH HANGERS — Pn
gers, Eaves Troug
EAVES" yy oy ‘OUTLETS—See Out-
ets, Eaves Trough
EDGE PROTECTORS —See Protectors
ELBOWS—COPPER

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
ELBOWS—SHEETMETAL
ene 175
Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich.........
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
ELECTRIC CUT-OUTS—See Cut-outs,

ELECTRIC, DRILLS—See Drills, Elec-
ELECTRIC GENERATORS—See Gener-
ELECTRIC GLUEPOTS—See Gluepots,
— 5 eee Furnishings,
ELECTRIC | "HAMMERS—See Hammers,
ELECTRIC “HOISTS—See Hoists, Elec-

ELECTRIC MOTORS—See Motors,
ey _SUTLETS—Gee Outlets,

ELECTRIC “PUMPS—See Pumps, Elec-

ELECTRIC SAWS—See Saws, Electric

ELECTRIC SOCKETS —See Sockets,
Electric

ELECTRIC WIRING EQUIPMENT —
See Wiring Equipment, Electric

ELEVATING MACHINERY — See Ma-
chinery, Elevating

ELEVATORS—BUILDING MATERIAL

Hoists, Building Material

ELEVATORS—ELECTRIC

Sedgwick Machine Works............................ 171
ELEVATORS—GARAGE

Sedgwick Machine Works............................ 171

ELEVATORS—HAND
Kimball SR Niiainetttnkcnabsenakuntessncekensasmesmees

a ah me he aay BUTTON

Sedgwick Machine Works............................ 171
ELEVATORS— RESIDENCE

Sedgwick Machine Works............................ 171
ELEV ATORS—SIDEWALK

Kimball Bros. Co... ean (actin

Sedgwick Machine Works............................ 171

ELEVATOR CARS—See Cars, Elevator
ELEVATOR DOORS—See Doors, Eleva-

tor

ELEVATOR DOOR y+ geal
Hardware, Elevator

ELEVATOR ENCLOSURES— See Enclo-
sures, Elevator

a FIXTURES—See Fixtures,

Ele
ELEVATOR, GATES—See Gates, Eleva-

ENAMELS

I is iacrcgenscitic nciinasincan dn catsauaacsinbnaied 123

ncaa isos cmeenenacliilll 187

Calbar Paint & Varnish Co......................... 191

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co......................... 44

Sherwin-Williams he Seen Ohio......

is, Benmepern Bems, Tne..............-...-............ 161
ENCLOSURES—CONVECTOR

Matiomes Meeeer Co...........-..........0..0......00 152
ENCLOSURES—_ELEVATOR

Sedgwick a RN aiectticlcsssicticuiiiionaaléueat 171

ee eee 31
ENCLOSURES—PORGH (Glass )

Carr, Adams & Collier Co................0.00.2..... 12

Cincinnati Iron Fence Co............................. 183

Curtis Companies, Ine................................. 33

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190
ENCLOSURES—PORCH (Screen)

Carr, Adams & Collier Co.............0..00.000..... 12

Curtis Companies, Ime................................. 33

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190
ENCLOSURES—RADIATOR

American Radiator & Standard Sanitary...

OSE. BE 116

III CII. MR aiiicrcrnisicccncnnniiccanviencustocesennus 175

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190

See

Modine Mfg. Co......... —

National] Radiator Co....
ENGINES—DIESEL

International Harvester Co., 180 N. Mich-

igen Ave., Cnicago, Tll....................<2.......

ENGINES—GAS

International Harvester Co., 180 N. Mich-

ee SS: eee

RRR IRS ARS ee 182
ENGINES—KEROSENE

International Harvester Co., Chicago, III...

TRANCES—HOUSE

Carr, Adams & Collier Co........................... 12

Curtis Gomspemiies, Tine...............2....cccccc.on-s: 33

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190
EQUIPMENT—BARN

Cincinnati Iron Fence Co..............22.02........ 183

I I hss ctaceprindlemmidianticanaglobatidhtiesset 136

ee: 167

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............

lL ES Eee
EQUIPMENT, ma ae og CLOSET See

Fixtures,

EQUIPMENT—SPRAY PAINTING

Colorecrete Industries, Ine...........................

60
mat - METAL—See Metal, Ex-
EXPANDED METAL LATH BOLTS—

See Bolts, Expanded Metal Lath
EXPANSION BOLTS—See Bolts, Ex-
EXPANSION JOINTS—See Joints, Ex-
FABRICATED STEEL—See Steel, Fab-
FACTORY. ® apemundilinnn Windows,
FANS ATTIC VENTILATING

Ne NS SIN i csecicecaiccnpctcnanednteinn sncisenasio 194

Autovent Fan and Blower Co.—See adv.
this page.

Ee Ce crore ane ne me 116
IE INS, FOR isis cnccsecscasnacensansinanin 191
SNIIE CENIIIID SN hiscoreiccsnwncocnsnnscrinesarsswsauns 20-21
I cleadhdiciedatiae eee 167
I TIS sks scseinshncteinccnldiseainapaitesabiaiansniedinpmsepindacind 38
Victor Electric Products, Inc., 2950 Rob-
ertson Ave., Cincinnati, aan

COOLVENT
ATTIC FANS

New, hushed quality comfort-cool-
ing fan provides utmost in econom-
ical summer ventilation. Certified
Ratings assure years of safe, trou-
ble-free service. Write for Bulletin No. 40.

AUTOVENT FAN & BLOWER CO.
1809-17 N. Kostner Ave. Chicago, Ill.

FANS—ELECTRIC
ke. SE 194

Kostner Ave., Chicago, IIl.
General Electric Co... ae
Victor Electric Products, ‘Inc., “2950 Rob-

ertson Ave., Cincinnati, ——_aateoaclrmeneall

FANS—FURNACE
iain diactieishniinncnctiniisiaiaainntaiieemiiel 194
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
Autovent Fan and Blower Co., 1809 N.

Kostner Ave., Chicago, IIl.......................

f 9S Serta eee
Henry Furnace & Foundry Co.....................
Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich..........
Majestic Co. ....

-21

8 | ee
Victor Electric Pro 2950 Rob-
ertson Ave., Giocienath, Ohio... mention

American Builder, April 1940.

FANS — KITCHEN —See Ventilators,
Kitchen
FARM LEVELS—See Levels
FAUCETS
scene Radiator & Standard Sanitary.. 8
SE I Siar ati tiaicnaiiandenieainntainidcinabinintimiie ‘116
FELT—ASBESTOS (Saturated )
;. £ < “SRRCeNREI close 123
FELTS—ASPHALT—SATURATED
Armstrong Cork Co....................... 128-129-132
NE RS ee 32
RE I ica hai cntncdinnicinanoninecacneniceausiues 123
I I Ow ss cscecemtinsnniaiiniopneinicls 36
I a ie a a ico 2
Certain-teed Prod. Corp..................-.....------. 45
EEE enone eee 39
I «oases coca enema 14
The Lehon Co........ ...156
SS | eee oe
The Texas Co., — York, N. Y. _
nc cccunicentnnannannnte 31
FELTS.“DEADENING
Armstrong Cork Co....................... 128-129-132
BIE MI TIN ooo consresensicnscncereneneteties 32
> eae 123
TE SD IT CDi isenrnncictecivvcmcocnncnccnnececese 36
ita Ss iisinin occoushdasnistsmensiseeabains 2
Certain-teed Prod. Corp ‘Sa RER oe Oe eee ent 45
I ncaa eaian 39
a a a aseknsbae 14
fk, RREE ES E oe eeeieoniee: 156
nite al phiptedcdetesegaicnaae 42
The Texas Co., New York, N. Y...................
FELTS—INSULATING
Armstrong Cork Co................. ...128-129-132
Barber Asphalt Corp.............................22..... 32
- fl ee 123
Ee Sy I Gino cciinsecseencecceecncresectuece 36
GSE een ba: Sa

Certain-teed Prod. Corp...... —

The Flintkote Co............... —
RS ree 14
Oe > See Sactennauae 156
7 >. ee eadaeeanee 42
The Texas Co., New zock. eee
FELTS—TARRE
Barber Asphalt — Ene ore ae ee 32
i... eS inntcnaiamnaaneeen 123
The Philip Carey Co.. .. 86
Celotex Corp. . a
Certain-teed Prod. ‘Corp melas 45
IN a anesinnctsntesalinneiieimnnicubanesiiinn 39
III i descselicich hea acsindacracdeebiionsbadalia 14
EE TE Eee. 156
I IIIS ncisstinigsinsiicnnciabacbsisadiiosanclanlitipaniicunineictntn 42
Oe oniainninall 31
FENCER— ELECTRIC
ee GE eer eereae 17)
FENCES, IKON. AND STEEL
American Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland,
RSE RE ie Eee Eee
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co............ —
a scietitininnasiaontia 175
FENCES—LATTICE
California Redwood Distributors, Ltd., 35
E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IIl...............
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co............................. 183
Frost Lumber Industries, Inc., Shreve-
> I
Illinois Wire & Mfg. Co., Joliet, IIl...........

NCE — ORNAMENTAL PICKET
(Wood and Wire Combined)
Illinois Wire & Mfg. Co., Joliet, Il...........
FENCES—WOVEN WIRE
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio

Cincinnati Iron Fence Co...........-...-----------. 183
EE es 175
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co................. 49

FIBRE BOARDS—See Boards, Fibre
FIBRE TILE—See Tile, Fibre
ao
Peleg, as Co
aw (Automatic Biccivic)
Foles, te
FI LLERS CEMENT
Tere 82
L. Sonneborn Sons, Ine.............................-- 161
FILLERS—JOINT
Armstrong Cork Co.......................
Barber Asphalt Corp..............
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co... bid
po a es Seen
Certain-teed Prod. Corp...............0....0002-.-00---
ERC RET DERE
I incisal ch gn ce pcicitininbtoiidnicolil
L. Sonneborn Sons, Ine...............2....2....2----
NS ae
FILLERS—PAINT
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co........................ 191
Carr, Adams & Collier Co............................. 12
| 6” ere ....160

ff > ress 159
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.. sine an
Sherwin-Williams Sm Cleveland, ‘Ohio. —
FILLERS—WO
a ;

ef | ae
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, Ohio...

L. Sonneborn Sons, Ine..........0.............. 61
FILTERS—WATER

SSSR of Sagara ee 116
FINISH—FLOOR

Am. Floor Surfacing Machine Co.. 134

Armstrong Cork : _128-129- i.

I a ee begemiieae

if 4 —“ “rR 156

Calbar Paint & Varnish Co....................-- 191

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co...................------ . 44

Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, Ohio......

L. Sonneborn Sons, Ine................2....--------* 161
FINISH—WALL

Armstrong Cork Co.............--....---. 128-129- -

Breinig Bros..........
ee. eae

OX ES STOO

American Builder, April 1940.

Fir-Tex Insulating Board Co....................... FLASHINGS—COPPER Colorcrete Industries, Inc...........................
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La... American Brass Co., New York, N. Y......... Detroit Steel Products Co... ove BF
Gibbs Boardtile Corp., Chicago, Ill. saat Sisalkraft Co. . 41-157 Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, ‘Wash...
Homasote Co. ...... 144 FLASHINGS—WATERPROOF PAPER Jaeger Machine Co.........:.............-c00..2002 .186
ae =e “ae Soatet ye a — one _ ~
Masonite TL. , cnescannanimeninanties Ra isalkra 0. ywoo BE Be coccccccccccccccccocscccesccosccccce
National Mortar & Supply Co.. ---- 155 FLASHING BLOCKS A FORMS AND 'MOLDS—_CULVERT
Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co......... ....158 The Barrett Co 123 Colorcrete Industries, Inc........................... 160
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co........................... 44 FLOOR as Ee Bridging, Floor Concrete Equipment Co....................... 191-194
Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, Ohio...... FLOOR CLIPS—See Chips, Floor FORMS AND MOLDS—CURB AND
Oe eee 161 FLOOR COVERINGS ee Coverings, GUTTER
ee 31 oor I TIE i retiiiiccnnecistsecsimperinenaaies

FIRE ESCAPES FLOOR DRAINS—See Drains, Floor FORMS AND MOLDS—DRAIN TLE
Mesker Brothers Iron Co..................-..-------- 121 FLOOR FINISH—See Finish, Floor Colorcrete Industries, Imne...........................
FIRE DOORS—See Doors, Fire FLOOR FURNACES—See Furnaces, Concrete —~ 5 7. iiciaitennsonencedannetand 191- 194
FIRE DOOR HARDWARE—See Hard- Floor sty Og ee 6
ware, Firedoor FLOOR GRINDERS—See Grinders, FORMS AND MOLDS—FENCE ro
FIREPLACES Floor Colorcrete Industries, Inc...........................
The Brecher Co., Louisville, Ky................. nae HARDENERS — See Accelera- FORMS AND MOLDS—ORNAMENTS
Burlington Quarries Corp.—See adv. this ors, Cement Colorcrete Industries, Inc................-.-.-.-..-
page. FLOOR MASTIC—See Adhesives, Floor- eee ay atin swale
a FLOOK POLISHING MACHINES—See Colorerete Industries, Ine... nnnn cn
Edwards Mfg. Co ea a ears 175 Machines, Floor Polishing Concrete Equipment Co....................... 191- 194
Majestic Co. Te REP Ie 38 na = REGISTERS—See Registers, + any md _ MOLDS—SIDEWALK
I ces
Sen ge Te ge egg oo een 7 - FLOOR SANDERS—See Machines, Floor FORMS AND MOLDS—SiLO
Readybuilt Prod. Co., Baltimore, Md..... Ss ,
Superior Fireplace iinet 157 urfacing Colorcrete Industries, Inc.....................-.-.-- 160
ane si os aaa Machines, Floor FORMS AND MOLDS—STEP
= 4 Colorcrete Industries, Inc........................... 160
FLOOR’ ‘SU ACING MACHINES— Concrete Equipment Co....................... 191-194
Fireplace ELECTRIC — See Machines, Floor FOUNTAINS—DRINKING
rose tae Sen ite, a Wen —- Radiator & Standard eomsomnannt 4
S S rma- ——See Tile, Floor an a TOMO UO. ...c-cccscccoeceooeeese-feccccoccncscccccceoccscsccees 1
ee 6 en ae FLOOR WAX—See Wax, Floor SOE ie atetnintemenmntninearerner2 170
ishes . . . ashlar FLOOR PLATES—See Plates, Floor FRAMES—BLUEPRINTING |
type, honed or _ FLOORING—ASBESTOS —— & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.

: polished. Each Tile-Tex Co., Chicago Heights, Ill............. RAMES—CELLAR SASH (Steely
. stone cut and FLOORING—ASPHALT MASTIC Le welt “fae
numbered at the Armstrong Cork Co....................-.. 128-129-132 Donley Brothers Co.............

) quarry not only ee EO eae aan 32 Hope’s Windows, Inc....

) saves money but Calbar Paint & Varnish Qo......................... 191 Kewanee Mfg. Co...........

insures correct . E. “S| A ae 36 "f= :

) easy installa- Po Me | a ee 39 Mesker Brothers Iron Co.......................0..+++ 121

J tions. For infor- ESS EEE EERE 14 Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............
mation write... Tile-Tex Co., Chicago Heights, Ill............. Truscon Steel Co

FLOORING—ASPHALT PLANK U. S. Gypsum Co.

2 e . 2. tt {aaa 36 Vy - | eee

3 nmny = 27” ~apphgeetad TILE FRAMES—CELLAR SASH (Wood)

6 BURLINGTON Armetzeng | Geek © ER 128-129-132 IE SE eainiadienicecenmicnicceieetnemnnaes

2 FLOO NG COMPOSITION California Redwood Distributors, Ltd., 35

5 QUARRIES Corp. Armstrong Cok eile ..128-129- 182 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IIl.................

9 Burlington, Wis. The Philip Carey Co.......-..-.-----.ccccseseseese0e Carr, Adams & Collier Co..................2.----.-+- 12
4 8 oo a ccobuniieeil a Curtis Companies, Inc..............00.0000ccccee-000- 33
6 ee Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190
< FIREPLACES—HEAT CIRCULATING I ia tise sain ialcidesigisinimmeveiianinell 142 Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack-

1 Donley Brothers Co........................0-cccceeceeee Tile-Tex Co., Chicago Heights, IIl........... See
Heatiiater Co. ................. men gr Frost Lumber Ind., Shreveport, La...........
1] Superior Fireplace Co Armstrong Cork 28-129-132 Kinzua Pine Mills Co., Kinzua, Ore...........
FIREPLACES—OUTDOOR FLOOR ING FACTORY. FINISHED Pacific Mutual Door Go~ Tacoma, Wash.
Donley Brothers Co.............2:-.2..-.-cccescsseeess- 170 E. LoS gg seicsinmoisaineairis 56 Wereeeneee Sales . wr — * ane 13
RARER CR SO 38 —! ES—DOO tee
33 FIREPLACE DAMPERS—See Dampers, I TE iv cciniscccescevceriniennnesieensnnessnions 3 Coburn Trolley Track Co., Holyoke, Mass. 191
9 Fireplace 2 31 Detroit Steel Products Co...........0...c0cc000.-- 27
FIREPLACE. FURNISHINGS—See Fur- FLOORING—HARDWOOD Eh 170
nishings, Fireplac Gh EERE yeeros 9 BBWEPES TEER. C0 ...0---00.0-cencenccccecneccsceseeosenees 175
33 FIREPLACE HEATING UNITS—See Be Bite OD 1 ierresctcnes covectecansovcevensnnceonensees 56 Hope’s Windows, Ine..................-csc0ccs-cscssee- 23
Heating Plants, Fireplace Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., Kansas "yh ae 179
FIREPROOFING—METAL LATH City, Mo.... ciate Mesker Brothers Iron Co.................--.--0-++-+: 121
Johns-Manville 14 M. B. Farrin Lbr. “Co., “Cincinnati, ‘Ohio... Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............
' ee ee a a ao ae Fir-Tex Insulating entender 131 ,.. kh i ° SS eveAeer a eeaeeE 3
+ Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.. i
Treuseon Steel Co... — * Frost_Lumber Ind. Inc., Shreveport, La. Vento Steel Prod. Co...........-..-..--ccccsecseesss 154
U. S. Gypsum Co. SEAS 31 FLOORING—LINOLEUM FRAMES—DOOR (Wood)
FITTINGS—CLOSET TANK Armstrong Cork Co........... ES 128-129- ase I I patetctiinimnssensnsitescsosinnicindinissine 53
American Dadiehes & Ghentend Healt 8 Congoleum-Nairn Ine. ............ jaioscamaniaesancaaied BEREIEG ERG. OOo racecercecececncsecrecceenerseocoscoorsece 9
83 Guam Oe meme ancare Sant sont meal LOO " AK a Retweod Distetouters, Ltd., 35
Tm ee 28 Nga eT gg NS ean RI gel radley Sitti iiieisinibenidietannbibbnenitaininiieninatinnienegs 9 . acker Drive, "Saas
pe Alan ee ee ELECTRIC CONDUIT {5 (| Sete 56 Carr, Adams & Collier Co....0.......00.c.0 12
- r uminum Co. of Amer., Pittsburgh, Pa. Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La... Curtis Companies, Inc.....0......0.0..0....0-0000-000 33
zeneral Electric Co...............--.-.---seseeeeseeeeees 179 Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., Kansas- Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., Kansas
National Electric Prod. Corp................--.-..- 182 a vimana aaa airman aa I
183 aa cage gir ob» en —P M. B_ Ferrin Lbr. Co. Cincinnati, Ohio... Farley & Loetscher Mtg. Co ae ecwenene 190
uminum Co. o mer., Pittsburg a. inzua Pine s Co., Kinzua, Ore.........
183 American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.. 8 ik seancctemenisinendnnhananisienns 9 Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack-

s . _ . ee enim Rane 116 Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La... nee ee

32 Knape & Vogt Mfg. I wee vacsecinssorsccteneciooneis 179 FLOORING—RUBBER TILE Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La...

161 Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis............. Armstrong Cork Co...................--.- 128-129-132 Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma, Wash.
pa eg agg Yeek, &. ¥.. wie Dae pred, Co. Racine, Wis....... Weyerhaeuser Seve Co anes 13

‘ erican Brass Co ew York, N. Y......... G—Ss FRAMES— teel)
= American Radiator & Standard Sanitary... 8 American Rolling Mill Co.... here Detroit Steel Products Co.........000000000000000... 27
191 eens 116 Truscon Steel Co............. 3 ps ae evbiliaaninendins 175
“36 Ament NGS TONLET | UY - ae oe . sere Lf aye ag RT: 23
s Co ow Yoru, KN. Y........- radley r. Co... ewanee ie A sanicsheshsaasnsiaetiastinildiaiaiiaraiiibenatitaimnainied 160
- American Radiator & Standard Sanitary. 8 E. L. Bruce Co Mesker Brothers Iron Co............-.-000-0-.- 121
156 | ORES aS ARR i sasaki a CSIR 116 Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., 1111 R. A. Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............

161 FIXTURES—BATHROOM Long Bldg., Kansas City, Mo................. Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma, Wash.
"81 American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.. 8 M. B. Farrin Lbr. Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.... ; _si‘(LC UC) Eee

. Lis. { “issn 161 Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack- VemGe Bbeel PPOR, CO ..cncccccccsccccccccccccesccscccees 154
191 ane nites cinphcninivieenniniisnewccineaniiameisibitin 116 ak, ., eae FRAMES—SASH (Wood)

12 anage i SS. eae: 179 Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La... |, i, 53
160 I 25 Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Wash..... _ . & = ieee
“159 Lion et BL hy Lt ee 186 Weyerhaeuser Sales | aides 13 California Redwood Distributors, Ltd.,

44 Marsh Wall Products Ine...................... ae; FLOORING—WOOD BLOCK 85 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IIl...........

: Miami Cabinet Division of The Philip 5 | EER EEE 56 Carr, Adams & Collier Co.......002.0....2....00000--
iia caaidcalaailNccuinsiowicickcbninlh 7 California Redwood Distributors, Ltd., 35 Curtis Companies, Ince..............

187 FIXTURES ELEVATOR E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Ill............... Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co

156 Or I aaccin aster eaisteescneiniasnerini 153 M. B. Farrin Lbr. Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.... Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack-
“44 FIXTURES—LIGHTING FLUE LINING—See Lining. Flue _. . = See

The Brecher Co., Louisville, Ky................. ” FLUE PIPE—See Pipe, Flue Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La...

161 Knape & Wout Moe. Go...........ccccceccccccccsse0e 179 FOLDING DOORS—See Doors, peities Kinzua Pine Mills’ Co., Kinzua, Ore.........

: FIXTURES—MIRROR FOLDING GATES—See Gates, Folding Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma, Wash.

116 A, Se ee 116 FOLDING PARTITIONS—See Partitions, Weyerhaeuser Sales Co... ooo... ccc ccccccceeece 13

Knape 5 Veet Mis Niccsacka Nie caccoltaceamceniiciaaced _ root mates and ay +A — i ~ —_ also. Frame Sue _Susings,
4 4 eee HS—See Baths, iow; also Frames,
Miami Cabinet Division of The Philip FORMS AND MOLDS CEM ENT _ FRONTS—ST

187 ON TIN aceninonpinastinniaainsunsenasvoneenbeaanssainases 7 BRICK Libbey-Owens- Ford G Glass NE ee 50
a A FIXTURES—PLUMBING Oclonseats TROT 160 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.......................... 44

191 fjmerican Radiator & Standard Sanitary.. 8 MS AND MOLDS—CHIMNEY FUEL LIFTS—See Hoists, Fuel

44 I sac taciaerineiiiisids eatinctacachensvimietdbeinwvied 116 Osuna a See aoe FURNACES—FLOOR (Gas Fired)

7 K FIXTURES—STORE Concrete Equipment Co...................... 94 Payne + -_" & Supply Co..........cccccccoce 166

161 me BS ae ee 179 Peo MOLDS—CONCRETE Peer errant — Sinientisiingael

E GAS-FIRED
h-132 Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co.......0.0...2.0...0..--- once Colorcrete Industries, Ine........................... 160 American Radiator ¢ Standard Rei 8

187 ssid eepenkinnniade 54 Concrete Equipment Co..... .191-194 SEINE | IU ion sshcsnseiiniiesnsniiishinishiediindslahanaleibiad 116

66 Ba FLAGPOLES FORMS AND MOLDS—CONCRETE a Ee 170

191 I a ciinsnsunincnceecssinibntnnnniess 175 CONSTRUCTION Forest City Foundries Co., Cleveland, Ohio

ne eyerhaeuser Sales Co.....................00--ee0-0- 13 Armstrong Cork Co..................... 128-129-132 (Continued on page 172

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401 W. TOWN ST. COLUMBUS, OHIO

American Builder, April 1940.

TruCost Figures
(Continued from page 167)

Cased Opgs., 13 opgs.; Windows and Casements, 20 opgs.;
Chimney, 36 lin. ft.; Main Stairs, 1; Porch Floor, 1.90 sqs.;
Porch Ceilings, 1.90 sqs.; Porch Beam, 30 lin. ft.; Porch and
Balcony Post and Newels, 4; Porch Roof, (incl. Main Roof).

Page 70, April: Gross-Morton, Bldr.

“TRUCOST” ESTIMATING FIGURES FOR THIS
HOUSE: Basement Walls, 98 lin. ft.; Trench Walls, 8 lin. ft.;
3asement Floor, 598 sq. ft.; Excavation per ft. deep, 26 cu. yds. ;
Outside Walls, 20.50 sqs.; First Floor, 5.90 sqs.; Second Floor,
with fin. flg., 6.00 sqs.; Ceiling, 11.90 sqs.; Roof Pitch, 10” rise
per ft. run; Roof, 6.50 sqs.; Hips and Valleys, 32 lin. ft.; Cornice,
C&F, 115 lin. ft.; Cornice, 6”, 115 lin. ft.; Partitions, 140 lin.
ft.; Inside Finish Os Walls, 200 lin. ft.; Front and OS French
Doors, 1 opg.; Rear and Grade Doors, 1 opg.; Inside Doors and
12 opgs.; Windows and Casements, 15 opgs.;

Chimney, 36 lin. ft.; Main Stairs, 1.

_ Page 71, April: Gross-Morton, Bldr.

“TRUCOST” ESTIMATING
HOUSE: Basement Walls, 138 lin. ft. ;
Basement Floor, 1,134 sq. ft.; Excav ation per ft. deep, 48 cu. yds. ;
Outside Walls, 20.00 sqs.; First Floor, 11.00 sqs.; Second Floor,
without fin. flg., 11.00 sqs.; Ceiling, 11.00 sqs.; Roof Pitch, 14”
rise per ft. run; Roof, 16.00 sqs.; Hips and Valleys, 75 lin. ft.;
Cornice, C & F, 200 lin. ft.; Partitions, 188 lin. ft.; Inside- Finish
OS Walls, 140 lin. ft.; Front and OS French Doors, 1 opg.;
Rear and Grade Doors, 1 opg.; Inside Doors and Cased Opgs..,
15 opgs.; Windows and Casements, 20 opgs.; Gable Sash and
Louvers, 2 opgs.; Chimney, 32 lin. ft.; Main Stairs, 1; Porch
Floor, .33 sqs.

Page 74, April: Allen, Archt.

“TRUCOST” ESTIMATING
HOUSE: Basement Walls, 148 lin. ft. ;
Basement Floor, 1200 sq. ft. ;

FIGURES FOR THIS
; Trench Walls, 18 lin. ft. ;

FIGURES FOR THIS
Trench Walls, 80 lin. ft. ;
Garage F loor, 200 sq. ft.; Excavation

You save 50% of normal
masonry area wall costs
by using these ready built,
low-priced Donley steel
area walls that require a
minimum of installation
time.
Ribbed arch shape for
strength. Made of copper
bearing steel, spray paint-
ed with two coats of high
grade protective paint.
Also available with a pro-
tective coating of porce-
lain enamel. End flanges are perforated for fastening
foundation where desired, but in many installations,
pressure alone holds area wall in place.
reflects maximum sunlight to basement.
ard sizes (see table).

to
earth

Smooth, light color
Made in three stand-

Inside
Width

For Use With

33-1 10x20 27 Ibs.

For further details about the Donley Steel Area
Walls, write for free 44 page catalog which also
describes many other articles to make homes
more convenient and easier to sell.

The DONLEY BROTHERS COMPANY

13910 Miles Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio

American Builder, April 1940.

per ft. deep, 50 cu. yds.; Outside Walls, 20.00 sqs.; First Floor,
12.00 sqs.; Second Floor, with fin. fig., 5.00 sqs.; Second Floor,
without fin. fig., 5.00 sqs.; Ceiling, 17.00 sqs.; Roof Pitch, 10”
rise per ft. run; Roof, 18.00 sqs.; Hips and Valleys, 30 lin ft. ;
Cornice, C & F, 200 lin. ft.; Partitions, 230 lin. ft.; Inside Finish
OS Walls, 248 lin. ft.; Front and OS French Doors, 1 opg.;
Rear and Grade Doors, 2 opgs.; Garage Door 8 ft. wide, 1; In-
side Doors and Cased Opgs., 18 opgs.; Windows and Casements,
16 opgs.; Gable Sash and Louvers, 1 opg.; Chimney, 32 lin. ft.;
Main Stairs, 1; Porch Floor, 1.75 sqs.; Porch Ceilings, 1.50 sqs. ;
Porch Beam, 28 lin. ft.; Porch and Balcony Post and Newels, 9;
Porch Roof, 2.40 sqs.; Porch Cornice, 32 lin. ft.

Page 87, April: Mezger. Bldr.

“TRUCOST” ESTIMATING FIGURES FOR THIS
HOUSE: Basement Walls, 150 lin. ft.; Trench Walls, 120 lin. ft. ;
Basement Floor, 1,080 sq. ft.; Garage Floor, 400 sq. ft.; Excava-
tion per ft. deep, 46 cu. yds.; Outside Walls, 30 sqs.; First Floor,
11.00 sqs.; Second Floor, with fin. fig., 6.50 sqs.; Ceiling, 20.00
sqs.; Roof Pitch, 12” rise per ft. run; Roof, 20.00 sqs.; Hips and
Valleys, 75 lin. ft.; Cornice, C & F, 250 lin. ft.; Partitions, 250
lin. ft.; Inside Finish OS Walls, 275 lin. ft.; Front and OS
French Doors, 2 opgs.; Rear and Grade Doors, 1 opg.; Garage
Door 8 ft. wide, 2; Inside Doors and Cased Opgs., 22 opgs.;
Windows and Casements, 32 opgs.; Gable Sash and Louvers, 3
opgs.; Chimney, 36 lin. ft.; Main Stairs, 1; Porch Floor, 2.00
sqs.; Porch Ceiling, 1.50 sqs.; Porch Beam, 20 lin. ft.; Porch
and Balcony Post and Newels, 6; Porch Roof, 3.00 sqs.; Porch
Cornice, 20 lin. ft.

Page 91, April: Rorech, Bldr.

“TRUCOST” ESTIMATING FIGURES FOR THIS
HOUSE: Basement Walls, 126 lin. ft.; Trench Walls, 70 lin. ft.;
Basement Floor, 952 sq. ft.; Garage Floor, 400 sq. ft.; Excavation
per ft. deep, 40 cu. yds.; Outside Walls, 17.00 sqs.; First Floor,
10.00 sqs.; Second Floor, without fin. fig., 10.00 sqs.; Ceiling,
10.00 sqs.; Roof Pitch, 12” rise per ft. run; Roof, 19.00 sgqs.;
Cornice, C & F, 200 lin. ft.; Partitions, 150 lin. ft.; Inside Finish

(Continued to page 174)

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SPIT.
TRUNK LIFTS
FUEL AND LOG LIFTS
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General Electric Co., Air Cond. & Comm.
Refrig. Dept., Bloomfield, N.J
Henry Furnace & Foundry Co
Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich..
Majestic Co
Payne Furnace & Supply Co..
Round Oak Co
Surface Combustion Corp.........
U. S. Radiator Corp., Detroit, Mic
FURNACES—Oil-Fired
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary..
Crane 116
Forest City Foundries Co., Cleveland, Ohio
General Electric Co., Air Cond. & Comm.
Refrig. Dept., Bloomfield, N.J.................
Henry Furnace & Foundry Co
Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich
Majestic Co
Round Oak Co
U. S. Radiator Corp., Detroit, Mich
FURNACES—PIPELESS—See Heating
Plants, Pipeless Furnaces
FURNACES—STOKER-FIRED
American Radiator & Standard wuumeey... 6

Henry Furnace & Foundry Co

Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich

Majestic Co

Round Oak Co 148
FURNACES—WARM AIR—See Heating

Plants, Warm Air Furnaces
FURNACE FANS—See Fans, Furnace
FURNACE PIPE—See Pipe, Furnace
FURNACE REGULATORS—See Regu-
lators, Furnace

FURNISHINGS—FIREPLACE

The Brecher Co., Louisville, Ky

Donley Brothers Co

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co

Heatilator Co

I I, Iss detiaceniasik enibnheonaanbauanidaieniia

Majestic Co

Peerless Mfg. Corp

Readybuilt Prod. Co., Baltimore, Md

Superior Fireplace Co
FURNITURE—BUILT-IN

Curtis Companies, Inc

Kitchen Maid Corp
FURNITURE—DRAFTING ROOM

International Correspondence Schools

Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J.......

Warren-Knight

David White Co .
FURRING—WALL

Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La.

Milcor Steel Co., —y “ee Wis

Weyerhaeuser Sales
FUSE PLUGS — See Plugs,
GARAGE DOORS—See Doors, Garage

Door
GARAGE DOOR BOLTS—See Bolts,
Garage Door
GARAGE DOOR HANGERS—See Hard-
ware, Garage Door
R HOLDERS — See

GARAGE
Holders

GARAGE DOOR Sane — See
Openers, Garage Doo

GARAGE HARDWARE—See Hardware,

Garag
GARAGE. * WINDOWS—See Windows,

arage
GARBAGE BURNERS—See Incinerators
GARMENT HANGERS—See Fixtures,

Wardrobe

GAS ENGINES—See Engines, Gas
GAS LOGS—See Furnishings, Fireplace
GAS RANGES—See Ranges, Gas
GATES—ELEVATOR

Cincinnati Iron Fence Co
GATES—FOLDING

Cincinnati Iron Fence Co
GATES—IRON

Cincinnati Iron Fence Co

Donley Brothers Co

Tennessee Coal, Iron & R.R.
GATE VALVES—See Valves, Gate
GAUGES—BUTT

Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn

Wagner Mfg. Co
GAUGES—MORTISE

Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn

6 A, - GES—STEAM AND HOT beta 5

r 116

Homelite Corp., Port Chester, N.Y.
L. KS

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
G S—LEADED
Hope’s Windows, Inc
GLASS—PLATE
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
GLASS—STRUCTURAL
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
GLASS—UNBREAKABLE
American Window Glass Co
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
GLASS—ULTRA VIOLET RAY
American Window Glass Co
GLASS—WINDOW
American Window Glass Co
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co............. scone 190
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
GLASS—WIRE

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co

GLAZING COMPOUNDS—See
pounds, Glazing

GLUE—SELF-BONDING

Laux Sales
GLUEPOTS (ELECTRIC)

J. D. Wallace & Co
GRAIN BINS—See Bins, Grain

GRAIN TANKS—See Tanks, Grain
GRATES—AIR

Donley Brothers Co

Majestic Co
GRATES—AREA

Cincinnati Iron Fence Co

Donley Brothers Co

Kewanee Mfg. Co.

GRATINGS—CELLAR WALL

Cincinnati Iron Fence Co

Donley Brothers Co

I MEIN, nsisicinssainnonninininatininnnaepanainssnianal 160

Majestic
GRATINGS—IRON

Cincinnati Iron Fence Co....

Donley Brothers Co

Kewanee Mfg. Co.

Majestic

Truscon Steel Co
GRATINGS—WIRE

Cincinnati Iron —— Co

Edwards Mfg.
GRILL ES—ALUMINUM

i Co. of tiny Pittsburgh, Pa.
GR a

Bawards ae
GR LESVENTILATING AND iioT

American _-— & Standard Seattone..
Donley Brothers C
Hall Mfg. Co
Majestic Co
GRILLES—STEEL AND WIRE
Cincinnati Iron Fence
Edwards Mfg. Co
Kinnear Mfg. Co
GRINDERS—DISK
R. L. Carter Division
Mall Tool
Skilsaw,
Stanley Electric Tool Division
Walker-Turner Co
GRINDERS—FLOOR
American Floor Surfacing Machine Co
Mall Tool Co
Walker-Turner Co
GRINDERS—OIL STONE
J. D. Wallace Co 79
GRINDERS—PORTABLE ELECTRIC
R. L. Carter Division 55
Stanley Electric Tool Division
Wodack Electric Tool Corp
—
Foley Mfg. Co
GRINDERS—TOOL
Foley Mfg. Co
Mall Tool Co..
Skilsaw, Ince.....
Stanley Electric Tool Div
Walker-Turner Co
GROOVING ee Saws, Grooving
GROUTERS—CEME
Calbar Paint & Varnish od
Mall Tool C
GROUT ——— Mixers, Grout
GUARDS—DOO)
Cincinnati Iron ay Co

Stanley Works
U. S. Gypsum Co
Wagner Mfg. Co
GUARDS—JAMB AND CORNER
Donley Brothers Co 0
GUARDS—RADIATOR—See Enclosures,
Radiator
GUARDS—SAW
American Saw Mill Machinery
Hackettstown, N. J
DeWalt Products Corp
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co
GUARDS—SKYLIGHT

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis
GUARDS—WHEEL

American Saw Mill Machinery

MEMGMOLESEOWR, TED o.220ccccccccccsccecncceccesccesees

Donley Brothers Co

Sterling Wheelbarrow Co
GUARDS—WINDOW

Cincinnati Iron Fence Co

Edwards Mfg. Co

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis

Vento Steel Prod. Co... Medapamaioeed
GUIDES—LETTERING |
Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J.............
Warren-Knight Co
GUTTERS—FIR
Long Fir Gutter Co.—See Adv. this page

*“*Shadowline’
FIR GUTTERS

KILN DRIED & ALUMINIZED

with Leak-Proof Brass Fittings for securing
Ends, Joints and Miters.
The Last Word in Modern Fir Gutter De-
velopment.
Ask for samples & folder
3x5 \ Lengths
4x5 yma up to
4x6
5x7

6x8
LONG FIR GUTTER CO.

CADIZ, O.

American Builder, April 1940.

HAMMERS—CARPENTERS
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn
HAMMERS—ELECTRIC

Mall Tool Co.

Speedway Mfg. Co

Stanley Electric Tool Division....
Syntron C

Wodack Electric Tool Corp

w a a ATH TUB

m.
HANG ERS, DOOR—See Hardware, "
HANGERS—EAVES TROUGH

Edwards Mfg. C

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............

HANGERS—GARMENT—See Fixtures,
ardrobe
HANGERS—PIPE

American Radiator & Standard Sanitary....

Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis

ANGERS—SCREEN

Casement Hardware Co

Curtis Companies, Inc

W. J. Dennis & Co

Frantz Mfg. Co

Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co
McKinney Mfg. Co 153
National Mfg. Co 4th Cover
I I crcesichciacnaniimmnadliieatinnidiomaadiie 54
Superior Fastener Corp., Chicago, IIl
HANGERS—SLIDING PARTITION
Allith-Prouty,
Coburn Trolley Track Co
Wagner Mfg. Co
HARDWARE—ACCORDION
Allith-Prouty, I
Coburn Trolley Track Co...
McKinney Mfg.
National Mfg. Co
Stanley bb
Wagner Mfg. Co
HARDWARE—AIRPORT DOOR
Allith-Prouty, Inc
HARDWARE—BARN
Allith-Prouty, Inc
Coburn Trolley Track Co
Frantz Mfg. C
McKinney Mfg. Co 153
National Mfg. Co. 4th Cover
ESE ee sree: 54
Wagner Mfg. Co
HARDWARE—CABINET
Casement Hardware Co
Curtis Companies, Inc
Frantz Mfg. C

National Lock ‘co
National Mfg. Co
Stanley Works

CABINET HARDWARE

BUTTS AND HINGES — DRAWER PULLS
SUPPORTS — KNOBS — SPRING CATCHES
PUSH BUTTON CATCHES, ETC.
CABINET HDW. DIVISION

National J[-ock €0.,
Ro ckford,]Hinois

HARDWARE—CASEMENT benenmetat
Casement Hardware Co
Frantz Mfg.
Hope’s Windows,

McKinney Mfg. Co

Mesker Brothers Iron Co

National Mfg. C

Stanley Works

Truscon Steel Co
HARDWARE—COLONIAL

McKinney Mfg. C

Stanley Works
HARDWARE—DOOR

Allith-Prouty, Inc

Coburn Trolley Track Co....

Frantz Mfg. C

Hall Mfg. Co

Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co

National Mfg. Co

Stanley Works

Wagner Mfg. Co
HARDWARE—ELEVATOR DOOR

Coburn Trolley Track C

Wagner Mfg. Co
HARDWARE—FIREDOOR

Allith-Prouty, I

Coburn Trolley Track Co

McKinney Mfg. C

Wagner Mfg. Co

“MODERN”

OVERHEAD ACTING

ONLY 2” HEAD CLEARANCE
Write for Folders and Prices

The Modern Steel Products Co.
Columbus, Ohio -
HARDWARE—GARAGE DOOR
Allith-Prouty,
Coburn wae Track Co...
Dixon Door

i BE eters te ee en on

Pa tet teed

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Kinnear Mfg. Co

Majestic Co................

McKinney Mfg. Co 153
Modern Steel Products Co.—See Adv......... 172
GO See 4th Cover
Overhead Door Corp...................2.....-.--ec000- 37
a ee 54
Strand Building Prod. Co..........000000000000..... 130
klein eticca eiaiciasinenseniontincs 153

HARDWARE—LAVATORY

American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
alate hcstnainisisiiatachinesannticnciiesnieainisendtathiecda 116
a aii arbi teindesecneuenibail 139

HARDWARE—SASH—See also. Bal-
ances, Sash; Holders, Sash; Opera-

tors, Sash

CE Te ert aseenininresneiicniitosconncs 167
Casement Hardware Co..........................-+- 160
Curtis Commpmmios, Tnc.................ccccccseecess 33
I I a 136
es ) aa pelacannahasadesntaueedasies 139
oe SO ae 186
EE RO eee 179
IIT TEI, RTI sccnccccicinacsosincinwnsdennticationsimcaneinn 153
ee 4th Cover
National Lock Co.—See Adv. this page.

s+ ree 54

SASH HARDWARE
SASH BALANCE — SASH PULLEYS
SCREEN AND STORM WINDOW HANGERS
SASH LOCKS — SASH HANDLES
SASH HDW. DIVISION

ational [-ock €0.,
Rockford, Jiinois
HARDWARE—SCREEN

Casement Hardware Co..................-.-22--.:-0- 160
=e SE Se 162
I i ik lis einai aden 136
SS SO 186
Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co......... ae
McKinney Mfg. Co...... ...153
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Superior Fastener Corp., Chicago, IIl.......

ia EES 153

HARDWARE—SCREEN DOOR

Casement Hardware Co.......................2-----.- 160
2% OF 2 eae 162
I I ia as ceetseneiebianpnianaalbgaiile 136
I a aerate nla 139
A RP 8 OE eee 186
Se ED Se 179
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ERR ee 4

Superior Fasterner Corp., 5224 N. Clark
St. ease. Ill
Wagner Mfg. Co
HARDWARE—SCUTTLE
s,s” SERN aCe 54
HARDWARE—STORM SASH
Curtis Companies, Inc....................2........-200
Frantz Mfg. Co...........
F. D. Kees Mfg. Co............
Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co....
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Superior Fastener Corp., 5224 N. Clark
SR Er
ARDWARE—TRANSOM
_ "gece ae
McKinney Mfg. Co....
Stanley Works

HEADS—DADO
DeWalt Products Corp....................-2...ssccc000 143
kk. ft. eee .--182

Master Woodworker Mfg. Co... nie
Power King Tool Co., Warsaw, “Ind... ieceniet ...158
,f ol eee 51
HEADS—JOINTER
DeWalt Products Corp.....................
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co....
HEADS—SHAPER
DeWalt Products Corp
HEAT CONTROLS
Fi | SRO eine eee
Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich..
Peerless Mfg. Corp...
Superior Fireplace Co..
HEATERS—AUTOMATIC WATER
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary
ITS acc ansredetulinisisdauteccinnigiiestitiontacultsisisbaddednsieninduina
Conco Corporation...
Crane Co

Hotstream Heater Co..........0...eeeeeeceeeeeeeeeee
Ruud Mfg. Co., Pittsburgh, Pa..
Surface Combustion | TET
HEATERS — AUTOMATIC WATER
(REMOTE CONTROL FOR)
Savutime Devices, Inc

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HEATERS—CABINET
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PI MI naan eokincdsomiptccinctavnsoneens 52

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ELECTRIC HEATERS § (OOOC
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— Insert Types for:
athrooms, etc.
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Write for literature &
prices.
SHEPLER MFG. CO. $12.00 UP
(#12) PITTSBURGH, PA. Litera! discounts to Builders

Payne + i 166
Peerless Mfg. Corp

HEAT TERS— ELECTRIC
Frank Adam Electric Co.............................
Autovent Fan & Blower Co., 1809 no

Kostner Ave., Chicago, IIl.....................
... " ieee: 151
Shepler Mfg. Co.—See Adv. this page

ATERS—GARAGE
Be ain ecteciiadinssniecicninonamnunntnnnnincest 52
Surface Combustion Corp............................. 47
HEATERS—GAS
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
eR eae 17
I iii sanernnnmisiasetindinin -esiecaaaeaniaiias .116
eS OS eee 178
Payne Furnace & Supply Co....................... 166
lS aE 151
Ruud Mfg. Co., ee | SS
Superior Fireplace Co... bbinanidlandesckales ana
Surface Combustion Corp.. Ss eee 47
HEATERS—ROOM
Frank Adam Electric Co.......................-..... 166
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
. | tee 3
GE
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Henry Furnace & Foundry Co
— 9 See
Payne Furnace & Supply Co..............
POGTHOSS TEER. COPD. .ccccccccccceccescccscccccese
ener
HEATERS—SCHOOLROOM
American Radiator & Standard mnemnasti —
RE Tis scccnsidiciaaisndaialnineminienecinss 116
Henry Furnace & Foundry C 1

Majestic Co......
Round Oak Co

HEATERS—T.
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
IIE linia dlicccbiscsatheialibibsiinnnininniacacneiiidecnaniniainiiins 116
pe enone 178
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SEEN ne ene eee 52
Surface Combustion Corp........... scciatiinabidaenits 47
HEATERS—WATER
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
LIS 170
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2 eee 20-21
OS eee 178
I A a eee acini mmenitenanibedennmieutnenel 148
Ruud Mfg. Co., Pittsburgh, Pa...................
HEATERS—WOOD BURNING
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
HEATING PLANT ee Boil-

ers, Heating Plan
HEATING PLANTS— FIREPLACE
| ERASE 175
HEATING PLANTS—HOT WATER
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8

EE “SEI hthiitnicanseiuniniisiinibsinniebeteinniimnpmnnenauipendiin 116
ID: TER IID visiassincpuatindennpanniinnsneniiniiakinabnnnndih 52
CF ee 152
U. S. Radiator Corp., Detroit, Mich.............

HEATING PLANTS—OIL BURNERS
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8

CD CI o cosiccncnscncnccunstoresscos venti te
nee 116
Forest City Foundries Co., 2500 W. 27th
SS — See
Henry Furnace & Foundry Co................. 120
Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich.........
NE MINDY CDi csuiceinnnconsnnsnciiiescnticssocosion 152
SS fe 148

ee PLANTS—PIPELESS FUR-

ACES
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
Forest City Foundries Co., 2500 W. 27th

i See
Henry Furnace & Foundry Co................... 120
Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich.........
SSS 38
CO ER ES eee 152
Payne Furnace & Supply Co.......... saaetinenanes 166
Se a iaicnicicertsntancteshimnniybininidialintonermnned 148

HEATING PLANTS—STEAM
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8

I Niece adiensciemnianenteielinnnatibhenteanaenaliiiael 116
" = eee mnsethinabaiin 52
ee 152
U. S. Radiator Corp., 1056 National Bank
SC eS eee

HEATING PLANTS—VAPOR
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
INE Saini acicnipssiaccatontianicnhedeniveesinaibiotiaevhneiitenis 116
I I aidan nsreinctieiintaninnasbnniobanitilanl 52
BR er 152
U. S. Radiator Corp., 1056 National Bank

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HEATING PLANTS—WARM AIR FUR-

NACES

American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
Conco Corporation 1
Se ee =
pe eee eee 175
Forest City Foundries Co., 2500 W. 27th
= eee
General See 20-21
Henry Furnace & Foundry Co................. 120
Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich.........
INE ite sticcetedia ottabatdliennmnenpninbaueiieitiion
Payne Furnace & Supply Co vide
“i @ “Sess ohne
Superior Fireplace Co............. we
Surface Combustion Corp......................-.-.
U. S. Radiator Corp., 1056 National Bank
Bldg., Detroit, Mich re A
HINGES—BLIND AND SHUTTER

st a aes 15
Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co i
* i ee
HINGES—BUTT, STRAP, venmndenen
Ng SEP
D. Kees Mfg. Co pies
a. ff 8 eee: 179

EE, | 16
National Mfg. C
Stanley b+ agg
Wagner Mfg. Co 153

KITCHEN CABINETS—See Cabinete,

Kitchen

KITCHEN CABINET HARDWARE—See
Hardware

KITCHEN SINKS—See Sinks, Kitchen

ah — VENTILATORS—See Ventil-
ators, Kitchen

KITCHENETTES
Carr, Adams & Collier Co.......................... a. 28
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co................... 190
RE 178
KNIVES—JOINTER

American Saw Mill Machinery Co.,
ef eee on

DeWalt ProGwcts Corp. .......cccccccsescccccccccsesees 143

Master Woodworker Mfg. Co..................... 174

OB > OO 0 ee eee 158

Walker-Turner x la aealainmpebatamiegdatinn 51

lll ROG OOS OE 179
KNIVES MOULDING

American Saw Mill Machinery Co.,
ee Sa ees

Master Woodworker Mfg. Co..................... 174
oT LO & See 179
We Ti icscncnnsnnssensnnteesenees 61
KNIVES—PLANER
I ii nnsishcieneceahnieeiiniitgiteiieaainlinnnineeiinien 182
Fred W. Wappat, Pittsburgh, Pa...............
KNIVES—PUTTY
eS eee 171
LACQUERS
Armstrong Cork Co.......................
Se) | ee
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co iets
Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, Ohio......
LADDERS—STORE (Rolling)
Coburn Trolley Track Co..................-..-+-.+s 191
LADDER BRACKETS—See Brackets,
Ladder
LATCHES—See Hardware, Door and
age
LATH—GYPSUM
Certaincteed Prod. Corp......ccccccccssccccccccseceece 45
ke ae Ce HN aaricicitcnnvennnnnescessnescenesneneniene $1
LATH—INSULATING
Armstrong Cork Co............000.<cc.00 128-129-132
ND ET a ee ae
Certain-teed Prod. ae. dinie 45
The Flintkote Co.... a. 89
St, eae 144
. ¢ “2 "RC ERARRERORREG ERT Teers 46
IEE iitninnnneanienraiemninnensadenseiiiticininnds 14
ON Eee nee 142
, § ~ 2 SE 3
3 RS RE eee $1
EE er 35
LATH—METAL
pS ETS aE OTTO 14
Milcor Steel “a Milwaukee, Wis -
Truscon Steel > :
es. ee i lticinerescancentinetreinnenn $1
LATH—REINFORCING
, 0 Ol eee ee eee 14
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
pO RRS 3
i i incinentnncedccsimneinnaionneges $1
LATH—SHEATHING
Armstrong Cork Co..................... 128-129- =
ES
Certain-teed Prod. Corp...............-cc-cccscsssceee PH
Fir-Tex Insulating Board Co....................... 181
I aa eee eaaninienl 89
Florida Louisiana Red Cygsess Co., Jack-
ag SAG ea ea
III ini sanusnoninneidineiasinennnenioiianumnans 14
i i SII TI ia sinc ciocnincctndneuienisesammenensiles $1
ee NE Bi rcviccmscceccccrenapsiseseennrspesi 86
TH—WIRE
Reynolds Wire Co., Dixon, IIl...................
| ES 81
LATH—WOOD
California Redwood Distributors, Ltd., 35
E. Wacker Dr., Chicago, Ill.
Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., R.A. Long
eR SE SS Oe
Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack-
sonville, Fla......
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La.
Kinzua Pine Mills Co., Kinzua, Ore.............
Robt. McNair Shingle Co........................... 182
Rainy Lake Lumber Co., Chicago, IIL.........
Shevlin Pine Sales Co., First National
Soo Line Bldg., —y -waeme Minn.........
Weyerhaeuser Seer ie Rm 18
HES WOODWORKING
American Saw Mill Machinery Co.,
a
Power King Tool ST ET: 158
Walker-Turner Co., Plainfield, N.J............. 61
, le eae 179
LAUNDRY TRAYS—See Trays, Laundry
LAVATORIES
American

diator & Standard Say... S

LAVATORY HARDWARE—See Hard-
ware, Lavatory

LETTERING GUIDES—See Guides,
Lettering

LETTERS AND NUMBERS wamecund

Colorcrete Industries, Inc.................cccccsssss
Re, 178.
ck F | VEMS TIE ae 139
Levee SIGHTS—See Sights, Level
ELS—CARPENTERS
pected Brady Mfg. Co., Atlanta, Ga.......
Empire Level Mfg. Co...................-cccese aunt ee
Mayes Brothers Tool Mfg. Co.....................176
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn.............
Warren-Knight Co............... nsibesesneaiueionpieecininte 187
David White Co.. —_

(Continued on. “page 176)

bslined lo be

ADMIRED...
y 4 door chime that

*%. indicates the plus-value
built into your houses.

There is an EDWARDS
CHIME styled to harmonize with
any period . . . from old world
English to modern.

There is an EDWARDS
CHIME priced to fit every house
from low-cost-speculative to
architect-planned and super-
vised.

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DIPPED IN PURE ZINC

NAILS

Finclad

DIPPED—The
Vital Difference!

Illustrations show the Round
Wire Type and Square Cut Type
Maze Zinc Dipped Nails.

MAZE DIPPED Nails are complete-
ly coated—no thin spots where rust
can begin. Maze Zine coatings are
considerably heavier than obtained
by old time methods. Remember,
leading Shingle Associations recom-
mend a nail that’s DIPPED in pure
ZINC.

Your Lumber Dealer Has Them

See our entire line of Wire and Cut Style
Wood Shingle Nails, Asphalt Roofing Nails,
Anchors oat Calk Screws for all metal roof-

HOT DIPPING
LIKE DEEP FRYING

GALVANIZING

ings. Samples and complete details sent upon
LIKE BUTTERING POPCORN Miweslwwesuiieg

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ad a ILLINOIS

American Builder, April 1940.

TruCost Figures (Continued from page 171)

OS Walls, 126 lin. ft.; Front and OS French Doors, 1 opg.;
Rear and Grade Doors, 1 opg.; Garage Door 8 ft. wide, 2; Inside
Doors and Cased Opgs., 14 opgs.; Windows and Casements, 18
opgs., Gable Sash and Louvers, 2 opgs.; Chimney, 32 lin. ft.;
Main Stairs, 1; Porch Floor, .20 sqs.

Page 92, April: Chester Hill.

“TRUCOST” ESTIMATING FIGURES FOR THIS
HOUSE: Basement Walls, 160 lin. ft.; Trench Walls, 60 lin. ft. ;
Basement Floor, 1,400 sq. ft.; Garage Floor, 190 sq. ft.; Excava-
tion per ft. deep, 50 cu. yds.; Outside Walls, 22.00 sqs.; First
Floor, 14.00 sqs.; Second Floor, with fin. fig., 6.00 sqs.; Second
Floor, without fin. fig., 2.00 sqs.; Ceiling, 20.00 sqs.; Roof Pitch,
14” rise per ft. run; Roof, 19.00 sqs.; Hips and Valleys, 32 lin. ft. ;
Cornice, C & F, 225 lin. ft.; Partitions, 225 lin. ft.; Inside Finish
OS Walls, 250 lin. ft.; Front and OS French Doors, 1 opg.; Rear
and Grade Doors, 2 opgs.; Garage Door 8 ft. wide, 1; Inside
Doors and Cased Opgs., 20 opgs.; Windows and Casements, 30
opgs.; Gable Sash and Louvers, 2 opgs.; Chimney, 34 lin. ft.;
Main Stairs, 1; Porch Floor, 1.00 sq.; Porch and Balcony Post
and Newels, 3; Porch and Deck Rail, 14 lin. ft.

Page 95, April: McGowan, Bldr.

“TRUCOST” ESTIMATING FIGURES FOR THIS
HOUSE: Basement Walls, 110 lin. ft.; Trench Walls, 17 lin.
ft.; Basement Floor, 700 sq. ft.; Excavation per ft. deep, 28
cu. yds.; Outside Walls, 14.00 sqs.; First Floor, 7.00 sqs.; Ceiling,
7.00 sqs.; Roof Pitch, 9” rise per ft. run; Roof, 8.00 sqs.; Hips
and Valleys, 32 lin. ft.; Cornice (incl. Porch), C & F, 120 lin. ft.;
Partitions, 80 lin. ft.; Inside Finish OS Walls, 110 lin. ft.; Front
and OS French Doors, 1 opg.; Rear and Grade Doors, 1 opg.;
Inside Doors and Cased Opgs., 7 opgs.; Windows and Casements,
15 opgs.; Gable Sash and Louvers, 3 opgs.; Chimney, 32 lin. ft.;
Porch Floor, .70 sqs.; Porch Ceilings, .60 sqs.; Porch Beam, 17
lin. ft.; Porch and Balcony Post and Newels, 1; Porch Roof,
(incl. under Main Roof).

100% FOR MASTER
YES SIR! EVERY

Concern or individual without exception who
received a Master for
competitive test—
bought the Master—
Ai record of which any
manufacturer can be
proud. Compare
Master power—

GUARANTEED

Built in
5 sizes

Cutting
Speeds —
Accuracy
and
Durability
under most try-
ing conditions— gall Bearing

Before buying Throughout
“INVESTIGATE” the Master thoroughly.

Write today for full details or arrange to have us send
you a Master for test purposes by your own operator.
No obligation.

THE MASTER WOODWORKER MFC. CO.

Incorporated 1917
531B, LAFAYETTE EAST. DETROIT, MICH.

crosscut
Underslung rip.

H¢
Ba:
per

American Builder, April 1940.

Page 137, April: Levitt. Bldr.

“TRUCOST” ESTIMATING FIGURES
HOUSE: Basement Walls, 124 lin. ft.; Trench Walls, 108 lin. ft. ;
Basement Floor, 880 sq. ft.; Garage Floor, 190 sq. ft.; Excavation
per ft. deep, 36 cu. yds.; Outside Walls, 27.00 sqs.; First Floor,
8.75 sqs.; Second Floor, with fin. fig., 8.75 sqs.; Ceiling, 19.00 sqs. ;
Roof Pitch, 8” rise per ft. run; Roof, 12.00 sqs.; Cornice, C & F,
124 lin. ft.; Partitions, 220 lin. ft.; Inside Finish OS Walls, 250
lin. ft.; Front and OS French Doors, 2 opgs.; Rear and Grade
Doors, 2 opgs.; Garage Door 8 ft. wide, 1; Inside Doors and
Cased Opgs., 17 opgs.; Windows and Casements, 23 opgs.;
Chimney, 36 lin. ft.; Main Stairs, 1; Porch Floor, 3.00 sqs.;
Porch Ceilings, 1.20 sqs.; Porch Beam, 32 lin. ft.; Porch and
Balcony Post and Newels, 4; Porch Roof, 1.50 sqs.; Porch and
Garage Cornice, 72 lin. ft.; Porch and Deck Rail, 200 lin. ft.

FOR THIS

Page 138, April: Williams-Harter, Bldrs.
“TRUCOST” ESTIMATING FIGURES FOR
HOUSE: Basement Walls, 140 lin. ft.; Trench Walls, 100 lin. ft. ;
3asement Floor, 975 sq. ft.; Garage Floor, 190 sq. ft.; Excavation
per ft. deep, 33 cu. yds.; Outside Walls, 22 sqs.; First Floor, 9.75
sqs.; Second Floor, with fin. fig., 6.00 sqs.; Ceiling, 18.00 sqs.;
Roof Pitch, 10” rise per ft. run; Roof, 16.00 sqs.; Hips and Val-
leys, 20 lin. ft.; Cornice, C & F , 200 lin. ft.; Partitions, 188 lin. ft. ;
Inside Finish OS Walls, 250 lin. ; Front and OS French Doors,
‘7 Rear and Grade Doors, 2 opgs.; Garage Door 8 ft. wide,
. Inside Doors and Cased Opes., 16 opgs.; Windows and Case-
on 24 opgs.; Gable Sash and Louvers, 2 opgs.; Chimney, 32
lin. ft.; Main Stairs, 1; Porch Floor, 2.00 sqs.; Porch Ceilings,
1.50 sqs.; Porch Beam, 24 lin. ft.; Porch and Balcony Post and
Newels, 4; Porch Roof, 2.40 sqs.; Porch Cornice, 32 lin. ft.

THIS

Page 139, April: Williams-Harter, Bldrs.

“TRUCOST” ESTIMATING FIGURES FOR THIS
HOUSE: Basement Walls, 110 lin. ft.; Trench Walls, 80 lin. ft. ;
Basement Floor, 675 sq. ft.; Garage Floor, 190 sq. ft.; Excavation
per ft. deep, 30 cu. yds.; Outside Walls, 22.00 sqs.; First Floor,

(Continued to page 178)

TRADE MARK

FOR THE MODERN GARAGE
AT A woos vsltatnainas PRICE

POINTS
OF
SUPERIORITY

IN DOOR CONSTRUCTION AND
OPERATION

No tracks, weights, warping, swelling, jerking or
noise. Simple Mechanism, Weather tight low head
room and narrow side requirements. A child can
operate it. Cylinder locks included as standard
equipment.

DEALERS WRITE

STANDARD SIZES
8 ft. widths—7’, 7’-6” and 8’ Heights
Special Sizes Available
INC.

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VAN BUREN

Write for Complete
Information.

HEATILATOR COMPANY
514 E. Brighton Ave.
Syracuse, N. Y.

=< EDWARDS
METAL
} ROOFS

Look Better
Last Longer

~Cost Less

Your customers are reading Our advertisements in their favorite
small town and farm magazines. They are learning, as their fathers
and grandfathers before them learned, that Edwards Metal Roofings
provide protection from Fire as well as from lightning, from wind as
well as from weather. They know why Edwards Roofings look
better and last longer than other roofs and why Edwards Roofings
are most economical. Thousands of these people write to us in
answer to these advertisements. They ask where they can buy
Edwards Metal Roofings. Whenever we have a dealer we refer
them to him and help him close the sales.

Our new Catalog No. 95 will put you in position to get your share

| of this profitable business. Write for it today.

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542-562 Eggleston Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio

176

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For Accurate Workmanship use MAYES LEVELS
132 styles Wood and Aluminum—Also com-
plete line of Plasterers Tools, Hawks, Floats,
Darbies, etc.

Write for Catalog

MAYES BROS. TOOL MFG. CO.
Port Austin, Mich., U.S.A.

LEVELS—CONVERTIBLE
Bostrom-Brady Mfg. Co., Atlanta, Ga
Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J.............
Warren-Knight Co

LEVELS—FARM
Empire Level Mfg. Co
Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J.............
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn
Warren-Knight Co
David White Co
LEVELS—LINE
Empire Level Mfg. Co
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn
Warren-Knight Co
David White Co
LEVELS—MASONS
Empire Level Mfg. Co
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn
LIFTS—SASH—See Hardware, Sash
LIGHTING CONTROLS—ELECTRIC
Frank <= Electric Co
Square D C
LIGHTING : sapenteaimagiiinne ae ixtures,

ighti

LIGHTING. ‘SYSTEMS—ELECTRIC
General Electric Co
National Electric Prod. Corp

LIME—FINISHING
Celotex Corp.
Certain-teed Prod. Corp
National Mortar & Supply Co
Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co
U. S. Gypsum Co

LIME—HYDRATED
Certain-teed Prod. Corp
Louisville Cement Co
National Mortar & Supply Co
Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co
U. S. Gypsum C

LIME—LUMP
Louisville Cement Co
National Mortar & Supply Co
Ohio Hydrate 2 Supply Co
U. S. Gypsum Co

LIME—PREPARED
Celotex Corp.
Louisville Cement Co
National Mortar & Supply Co
Ohio Hydrate 3 \ amistad Co
U. S. Gypsum C

LIME WATERPROOFING—See Water-

proofing, Lim

LINING —CLOSET (Cedar)
Bradley Lbr. Co
E. L. Bruce Co
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La.
Weyerhaeuser Sales C 1

LINING—FLUE
Johns-Manville

LINING—WALL
Angier Corp.
Flintkote Co.
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La.
Homasote Co. 14
Johns- weaver #9

NOLEUM—See EM Floor

LINTELS- STEE
Donley Brothers Co
Kewanee Mfg. Co.
Majestic Co.
Truscon Steel Co

Frantz Mfg. Co
Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co
McKinney Mfg. Co
Schlage Lock Co.—See adv. this page.
Strand Building © Prod. _CO..---ne00e

Sch LAGE

LOCK COMPANY

SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA

TO LOCE:
JUST PRESS Bore two holes

to install.

LOCKS—SASH
Curtis Companies, Inc...
Mfg. C
McKinney Mfg. Co.
Mesker oo Iron Co.
es Mfg. Co
sy: Raestceceenatene
H. B. Ives C
LUMBER__ASBESTOS
The Philip Carey Co
eee 144
Johns-Manville cacdnanae
Ruberoid Co.
LUMBER—OVERSIZE (Glued)
Kinzua Pine Mills Co., Kinzua, Ore
MBER—PRESSURE-TREATED
American Lumber & Treating Co
LUMBER—WHOLESALE
Bradley Lbr. Co

California Redwood Distributors, Ltd., 35
W. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Il
a og Sawmills Sales Co.,
ity, M
M. B. Farrin Lbr. Co., Cincinnati, Ohio...
Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack-
sonville, Fla.
Frost Lumber Ind. Inc., Shreveport, La
Long Fir Gutter Co., Cadiz, Ohio
Robert McNair Shingle Co
Rainy Lake Lumber Co., Chicago, Ill
Walter G. Scrim, Los Angeles, Calif
Shevlin Pine Sales Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
Weyerhaeuser Co.
LUMBER—WHOLESALE (California
Redwood)
Redwood Sales Co.—See adv. this page.

““SEQUOIA BRAND”
REDWOOD
Good Lumber Is Easy to Sell.

REDWOOD SALES COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.

oy ~rithbeandll
David White Co........ saci
MACHINES—BORING
DeWalt Products Corp
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co.
MACHINES—CEMENT BRICK
Colorcrete Industries, Inc...
Concrete Equipment C
W. E. Dunn Mfg. Co
MACHINES—CONCRETE BLOCK
Colorcrete Industries, Inc
Concrete Equipment Co
W. E. Dunn Mfg. Co
MACHINES—DISHW ASHING
American Radiator & Standard cantare a
Crane Co.
MACHINES—DRAIN TILE (Cement)
Colorcrete Industries, Inc
Concrete Equipment Co.
W. E. Dunn Mfg. Co
MACHINES—FENCE POST
Colorcrete Industries, Inc
MACHINES—FLOOR POLISHING
American Floor Surfacing Machine Co
Hilger Co., St. Cloud, Minn
Porter-Cable Machine Co
MACHINES—FLOOR SURFACING
American Floor Surfacing Machine Co
— Sanding Mach. Co., Muskegon,
ic
Hilger Co., St. Cloud, Minn
Mall Tool C
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co
Porter-Cable Machine Co
Reid-Way Corp.
A ciate nicdnsancieslaaiptianidniepibiiomichGadiae 4-5
Landon P. Smith, Inc
Stanley Electric Tool Division
Wodack Electric Tool Corp 19
MACHINES—HOLLOW TILE evens
Colorcrete Industries, Inc 160
Concrete Equipment
W. E. Dunn Mfg. Co
MACHINES—MITERING
American Saw Mill Machinery Co., Hack-
ettstown, N. J
DeWalt Products Corp
MACHINES—MORTISING
DeWalt Products Corp
Mall Tool Co
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co
J. D. Wallace & Co
Fred W. Wappat, Pittsburgh, Pa...

—_ og ae ee CONDITIONING
Landon P. Smith 171
MACHINES PAINT SPRAYING

Colorcrete—Industries, Inc
MACHINES—ROOFING TILE
Celorcrete Industries, I
. 2. ns
. E. Dunn Mfg. Co
MACHINES—SANDPAPERING
American Floor Surfacing Machine Co
Porter-Cable Co.
Skilsaw, Inc.
Landon P. Smith, Inc
Walker-Turner Co.

MACHINES—SEWER PIPE
Colorcrete Industries, Inc
Concrete Equipment Co
MACHINES—SHAPING
American Saw Mill Machinery Co., Hack-
ettstown, N. J
R. L. Carter Division...
DeWalt Products Corp.
Power King Tool Corp.
Stanley Works
Walker, Turner Co
J. D. Wallace & Co
MACHINES—STAIR CUTTING
R. L. Carter Division
MACHINES—STUCCO~
Colorcrete a, —
Concrete Equipmen
MACH INES -TACKING AND STA-
PLING

. L. Hansen Mfg. Chicago, Ill
MACHINES -TAMPING (See also Vi-
brators, » ge
Colorerete Industries, Inc...
W. E. Dunn Mfg. Co
Jaeger Machine Co

American Builder, April 1940.

MACHINES—TERRAZZO RUBBING
American Floor Surfacing Machine Co
Mall Tool Co

Mats Tee a
Wodack Electric Tool

MACHINES—WALL. FINISHING

(Cement)
Mall Tool Co

MACHINES—WAXING
American Floor Surfacing Machine Co
Hilger Co., St. Cl i
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co

MACHINERY—BANDSAW
American Saw Mill Machinery Co., Hack-

ettstown, N. J
DeWalt Products Corp
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co
Parks Woodworking Machine Co
Power King Tools Co
Walker-Turner Co.
J. D. Wallace & Co

MACHINERY—DRILLING
Mall Tool Co
Walker-Turner Co ~~

MACHINERY—WOODWORKING |

(Power Driven)
American Saw Mill Machinery Co., Hack-
ettstown, N. J. =
154-183
..143

Construction Machinery Co
DeWalt Products Corp
Mall Tool Co
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co
Parks Woodworking Machine Co
Porter-Cable Machine Co
Power King Tool Corp
Walker-Turner Co.
J. D. Wallace & Co
MACHINERY—WOODWORKING
Unive
American Saw Mill Machinery Co., Hack-
ettstown, J
R. L. Carter Division
DeWalt Products Corp
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co
Walker-Turner Co.
J. D. Wallace & Co
MACHINERY—WOODWORKING
Used)
DeWalt Products Corp
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co

i 17

MAIL BOXES—BUILT IN—See Boxes,
Built-in Mail

MAIL CHUTES—See Chutes, Mail

MANHOLE COVERS—See Covers, Man-

ole
MANTELS—CONCRETE
Readybuilt Prod. Co., 1705-28 McHenry
St., Baltimore, Md
MANTELS—WOOD
The Brecher Co., Louisville, Ky
Carr, Adams & Collier Co
Curtis Companies, Inc
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co
Readybuilt Prod. Co., 1705-23 McHenry
St., Baltimore, Md
MARBLE— ARTIFICIAL
Gibbs Boardtile Corp., Chicago, III.........
Marsh Wall Products, Inc
I iinet ca ata isnacnmnictieiadiatenaniaunia 146
MASONS CEMENT—See Cement,

MASONS HORSES—See Trestles
MASONS LEVELS—See Levels, Masons
my + bo plemnatatichene GLASS
—— Paint 159
ED ICINE CABINETS—See Cabinets,
Bathroom
METAL—EXPANDED
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis
Truscon Steel a
U. S. Gypsum
METAL FABRICATED
Edwards Mfg. Co
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Sterling Wheelbarrow Co
Truscon Steel Co
METAL CEILINGS—See Ceilings, Metal
a Se —See Columns,

METAL CORNERS—See Corners, Metal
METAL LATH—See Lath, Metal
MILLWORK—WHOLESALE
Bradley Lbr. Co
California Redwood Distributors, Ltd., 35
E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, II]
Cincinnati Iron Fence C
Curtis Companies,
Exchange Sawmills Sales Co.,
City, Mo....
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co
Frost Lumber Industries, Inc., Shreve-
port, La.
Pacific Mutual Door 0 Tacoma, Wash.
Weyerhaeuser Sales
MINERAL WOOL “See Wool, Mineral
MITRES—COPP
Edwards Mfg. Co
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis
MIXERS—BITUMINOUS
Koehring Co.
MIXERS—CEMENT
American Cement Machine Co
Colorcrete Industries, Inc
Construction Machinery Co
Jaeger Machine Co
Koehring Co.
Lansing Co.
MIXERS—CONCRETE
American Cement Machine Co
Colorcrete Industries, Inc
Concrete Equipment Co
Construction Machinery Co.
W. E. Dunn Mfg. Co
Jaeger Machine Co

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NN iii intca dacccscepdatassaiindalasihdiptialeiaian 152
Lansing Co. ;
T. L. Smith Co
MIXERS—GROUT
Construction Machinery Co................. 154- =
a gh oe i cecliciectusiinsieinscdicaninnnicnataionedines
=. 0 ee 138
Mi XERS— MORTAR AND PLASTER
Colorcrete Industries, Inc......................--..-
Construction Machinery Co................. téaziss
Donley Brothers Co 170
W. E. Dunn Mfg. Co
Jaeger Machine Co....

Koehring Co. ..............

Be i ienncheisicenisealiiienniabioaienion
MORTAR—BRICK

Tm I innate csc ccccsccscees 119

Medusa Portland Cement Co....................... 29

Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co......................... 158

aS 161
MORTAR—LIME

I I i ciiicnsicecrcnstnccssnenesarens 119

National Mortar & Supply Co..................... 155

Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co......................... 158
— ag mete TILE

Te I i i itceninnstinen 119
ao BOXES, STEEL—See Boxes,

ixing

MORTAR ‘COLORS—See Colors, Mortar
— GAUGES—See Gauges, Mor-

MORTISERS—DOOR LOCK
Be Fig NE, CO nicicantintinsenctinnnacnnmenicntone 155
Mall TE Ut cciaiaciiiindedarientiaiaiiehidnsmeninennuntenneie 182
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn.............
Fred W. Wappat, Pittsburgh, Pa...........
MOTORS—ELECTRIC
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co.......
ea
Victor Electric Products, Inc., Cincinnati,
ee
IN sis cicmincasetiinniiciminions 51
MOTOR TRUCKS—See Trucks, Motor
MOULDING—BASE
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.

American Brass Co., New York, N.Y.....
Armstrong Cork Co....................... 128-129- a
Nt Fi caiiciinennsinneciccimbessenienmnnmanaiiin
ee E 33

Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., Kansas
City, Mo.... ‘ inte
Farley & Loetscher | Mfg. Co... .190
Florida Louisiana Red Cypress’ Co., ™ “Tack-
IG TIT. Jitsnterehsdiaibahlatiinsnatibuinsedeenabaianiiins
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La...
Gibbs Boardtile Corp., Chicago, Ill

Herron-Zimmers Moulding Co................... 161
Kinzua Pine Mills Co., Kinzua, Ore...........
Marsh Wall Products, Inc.. (chaiacancee

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, ; “a
Pacific Mutual Door Co. » Tacoma, Wash.
= Pine Sales Co., Minneapolis,

inn.

I i I 146

Be i, I irre cosimtiibinnioninieniacliaiiagelia 31

Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.......................c0.-2000 13

ee I iin eticttvcccisiinnscnnccenmnsoesens 35
MOULDING—METAL

Allmetal Weatherstrip Co........................... 183

Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
-. ¢. lL Oe eee
Colonial Sales Corp.—See adv. this page.
Herron-Zimmers Moulding Co 1

Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co................ —, |
Marsh Wall Products, Ince........................... 122
"See ee. 142
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. ............

National Electric Prod. Corp....................... 182
SN I" iat hia iecectedtcaricicdatceaiiadlatetisidhinin eepnictniethedantcisiibeeladia 146
i ey I I nse ietiicsesnciiabeemadinsiinbiysttalapindlatt 31

BRIGHT METAL
MOULDINGS

CHROME, COPPER, BRONZE,
STAINLESS ee ETC.

Mfd.
COLONIAL SALES CORPORATION
28 Broadway, New York City

MOULDINGS—PICTURE
_... 2 3}
Curtis Companies, Inc
Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., Kansas

UT: ited csiuhiaiesedesibsiahiatnsinesemesdvaieikadimtbianineas
Frost apaner oenmaenane Inc., Shreve-

ey Se eitinatiiitaitiennctsiainiahbiniuntinianinbiiininneen
Kinzua Pine Mills Co., “Kinzua, Ore
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, . , Sa

S. Gypsum tener ela ae 31
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.......................-.00---- 13

MOULDINGS—TILE (Artificial)

Gibbs Boardtile Corp., Chicago, Ill

Herron-Zimmers Moulding Co................-...- 161

Marsh Wall Products, Ine........................... 122
MOULDINGS—WOOD

Armstrong Cork Co....................... 128-129-132

i. . * “SS eee 9

Curtis Companies, Ince...................0----00----+- 33

Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., Kansas
City, Mo
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190
Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack-
—.. . = Sn eniarRia a
‘rost Lumber Industries, Inc., Shreve-
ELLA LES LALA IEA
Kinzua Pine Mills Co., Kinzua, Ore...

Marsh Wall Products, Inc....................-.. vA 22
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma, Wash.
Rainy Lake Lumber Co., Chicago, IIl.........

Shevlin Pine Sales Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co........00-0-0-0-000- eo eo-n-oees
0od Conversion Co..........................0---.c0--0 35

MOULDING CUTTERS—See Cutters,
Moulding

me KNIVES—See Knives,

MOVABLE 'S STAIRS—See Stairs,

NAILS—ALUMINUM
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
NAILS—CLAM

Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co................. 49
NAILS—CUT
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio..
.& 3 See ae 174
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co................. 49
NAILS—FURRING
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio..
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, biniccnipsesuites
Senneoeee Coal, ‘Tron =} *% 4 eee 49
AILS—GALVANIZED
poe .. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio..
The Deniston Co., Chicago, RRS
Edwards Mfg. Co. Siacsiibinspinianasitcinininiinguinidleimmnsjaibagennaiiiia 175
. LL <a SEs 156
es & OE eee ...174
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co... . 49
St eee ~~ a
U. S. Gypsum Co........ . 31
Al LEAD

Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio..
The Deniston Co., Chicago, Ill
Edwards Mfg. Co.
\ & > eS —.
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co.................
AILS—LEAD SEAL
The Deniston Co., Chicago, III
AILS—ROOFING
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
American Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland,
RE RR SRE Re SEI PST
fhe Deniston Co., Chicago, II...
Edwards Mfg. Co
a = ES ey 156

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis
SE Re aa
a sc crnisiacinncciisinninimieninnnan
Tennesse Coal, Iron & R. R. Co....
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.......................-22---e00+
NAILS—ZINC DIPPED
, A RE Te
NAIL SE a Ya Nail
NETTING—WIR
Amer. Steel & Wire 4 Cleveland, Ohio..
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co
NEWELS—WOOoD
SS TS FR aici cccsncinnccenacnntenencnennie 33
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma, Wash.....
UMBERS—HOUSE—See Letters and

Numbers
OIL BURNERS—See Furnaces, Oil-Fired,
Also Heating Plants, Oil-Fired
OPENERS—DOOR semeennttted

EE ET aiiaiccreaninininsictedsianeemnmminctnnnainenenaie 174
I I, TN iia toeiciiisasnathaaeiiienneniiaasiaombionaiaielas 136
II SI, Iocan scncsinonneanebnnineniimehinaant 145
> eee 40
een 37
Stanley 6 dentinal on,
\.' fe a 153
OPENERS—GARAGE DOOR
I ID A orcentaeenenisticinnGiemnmnehnania 136
I TI ii nsehnieicttedencamiisninisianenenennemmbieand 145
Se 4th Cover
IIE SIO, CIID sa rinarncnenitnanaiioneinaeietl 37
BE I TI icniccincessiccecntnnsinnnietnhiehninaviannniaae 40
I EEE TESTO: 23-54
a iiicintientasiniccinnnnneneneinennt 153
OPERATORS—SASH
Detroit Steel Products Co........................... 27
ON Eee 139
Mesker Brothers Iron Co......................-..---- 121
NI CI I stn ceccinienicinnsinninininiabiait 3
Vento Steel Pdts. Co., Muskegon, Mich.....154
RNAMENTS—CHIMNEY
i itninittni 38
ORNAMENTS—SHEET METAL
I a itctaicinssiieninctitaianancbintie 175
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
ORNAMENTS—WALL
I rit etentuicenaitininnnninnencnicennenssionan
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co nis
ee 38
——-"~ ——— ~ uae
rac
OUTLETS, EAVES TROUGH
Edwards Mfg. Co. ial aeteihlinacinaenitiiindaconsileli 175
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Te cectmpiipanns
OUTLETS, ELECTRIC
"> eer 179
National Electric Prod. Corp....................... 182
OUTLETS—TELEPHONE
Ue 179
OUTLET BOXES—See Boxes, Outlet

OVERHEAD CARRIERS—See Carriers,
Overhead
OVERHEAD DOORS—See Doors, Over-

hea
PACKAGE RECEIVERS—See Receivers,

Package
PAINTS—ALUMINUM
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
ee ene 187
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co......................... 191
Carr, Adams & Collier Co...........................+ 12
EE TN aiiaaisnctndiastsinnriisinsicesnseicniantcininniianeniinitiiia 156
A Se ee 159
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co........................... 44

Protection Prod. Mfg. Co., Kalamazoo,
Mich. .....

Sherwin-Williams Co. .........................c..e00e a]

L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc... ciniecsadeipamenanaeaneaee
PAINTS—ASPHALT |

Armstrong Cork Co....................... 128-129- .

Barber Asphalt Corp

177
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co......................... 191
_ “ « Se eames: 123
Ea rae 187
The Philip Carey Co.. sihnassieibeeiabiaiicsipiaiatie
Carr, Adams & Collier Go..

The Flintkote _
The Lehon Co...

Sherwin-Williams Co.

L. Sonneborn Sons, Ine........................
The Texas Co., New York, N. Y.
U. S. Gypsum Co.

PAINTS—BARN
i. SS Sieieiideasna 187
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co......................... 191
Carr, Adams & Collier Co....0000000000000000..-. 12
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co....00000..0. 00... 44
Sherwin-Williams Co. .....00000000000000000o.eo ee 164A
L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc................0.-ccccccccces. 161

PAINTS—CEMENT AND STUCCO
Breinig Bros.

Calbar Paint & Varnish Co......................... 191
Carr, Adams & Collier Co... 00. ccceecee eee 12
Colorcrete Industries, Inc........................... 160
_ -. 3 etic RRR 39
i" } > | =e RESEE 156
Medusa Portland Cement Co....................... 29
2, tS) “See 159
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co..................... 44

Protection Prod. Mfg. Co., Kalamazoo,
Mich.

L. Sonneborn Sons, Ime............... ee eeeeeceeeeee 161

5 i), Raa aa 31
PAINTS—HOUSE

Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.

eee 187
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co. 191
Carr, Adams & Collier Co... 12
<9 see ...156
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co............ a
Sherwin-Williams Co. ....................00..0..... 164A
L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc........................c00000- 161

PAINTS—METAL
The Barrett Co.
ee
The Philip Carey Co...................
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co....
Carr, Adams & Collier Co
Edwards Mfg. Co.
Flintkote Co... snanihs
Pecora Paint Co., _ “eae
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co..
Ruberoid Co

Sherwin-Williams Co. ........ scciamseilaieleiasdncaltctaaaiie i64a

L. Sonneborn Sons, Ine...................2......000- 161
PAINTS—SYNTHETIC RESIN

Te titled cnticnsnnssniniitbasenemnnionael 156
PAINTS—WATER

I acai aliciiiaccincnincieeiaiati 187

Calbar Paint & Varnish Co....
Carr, Adams & Collier Co..
es ee
Medusa Portland Cement C
Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co...
Sherwin-Williams Co. ................

1 % is, SA

PAINTS—WATERPROOFING

RS FE 0 32
The Barrett Co Sibieetate occ BS
ata ca 187
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co... =
-. ». - — 2 SSR 36
Carr, Adams & Collier Co......................ccc000e 12
, « — (| Sena 39
Ee Se 170
pO ES SES 156
Medusa Portland Cement Co....................... 29
a. eS EESeeRE 159
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.................ccccc.000 44
Protection Prod. Mfg. Co., Kalamazoo,
I aeleethiteaci tat iienc ateneimnieinaeemnitianeniceniieiietileiniataceialiaia
Sherwin-Williams Co. .........................-.--- 164A
ee 161

PAINT BRUSHES—See Brushes, Paint
PAINT FILLERS—See Fillers, Paint

PAINT REMOVERS—See Removers,
Paint and Varnish

PANELBOARDS—ELECTRIC
Frank Adam Electric Co......................-..-+. 166
OS | ee 8rd Cover
PANELING—HARDWOOD
Cadwallader-Gibson Co.....See Adv. this page
Frost Lumber | Ind., Inc. a9 Shreveport, La.

CADWALL-PHILIPPANEL
Solid Philippine Mahogany Paneling
Modern, Beautiful, Economical

CADWALLADER-GIBSON CO., Inc.
Los Angeles, Calif.

PANELING—PINE
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La.
PANELING—WALL (Oak, Gum, Pine)
I TN MR aeteiicnteninssssnnnsncseocsinbinescen
M. B. Farrin Lbr. Co., Cincinnati, Ohio....
PANELS—FIBREBOARD
Armstrong Cork Co.....................-. 128-129- 8s
Marsh Wall Products, Inc...........................
PANELS—PLASTIC LAMINATE
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co.......................
General Electric Co., aes a 2 Pitts-
field, Mass.... aaa
U. S. Plywood Corp... ies danidisalaniubsabeeaienatih taeitastidian ited . 22
(Continued on page 180)

178

HERE’S REAL APPEAL!

HOTSTREAM WATER HEATERS

Want to put more Sales Appeal into the homes
you design or build? Hotstream offers:

APPEAL of SMART STYLING... The beautiful Hotstream

Heater is at home in the most modern surroundings.

APPEAL of PERFORMANCE... Backed by factory

guarantees of 5 to 20 years.

APPEAL of ECONOMY... . initial and fuel savings

appeal to every home-owner.

Put Hotstream to work for you. Write for Catalog No. 40...
describing “The most complete line of water heaters in the world.“

THE HOTSTREAM HEATER COMPANY
8007 GRAND AVENUE + CLEVELAND, OHIO

| TruCost Figures
| 6.90 sqs.; Second Floor, with fin. fig., 7.00 sqs. ; Ceiling, 14.00 sqs. ;

KITCHEN CABINETRY of wood,
metal and newest compositions

IDEAL FOR ARCHITECT AND BUILDER

ELECTION of Kitchen Maid
Cabinetry solves many a problem
for both architect and builder. Con-
structed of wood, metal and newest
compositions...each where it serves

best...this famous cabinetry meets
every individual preference. Avail-
able in two price ranges, it is also
adaptable to practically any budget.
Write for color catalog and details.

The Kitchen Maid Corp., 504 Snowden Street, Andrews, Indiana.
Send new catalog and details on Standard Unit Kitchen Cabinetry.

Name
Address

DO Architect
0 Builder

| 57" and entire width 68", with height
| of 65"; 26" wheels with pneumatic
| tires. Write NOW for complete in-

American Builder, April 1940.

(Continued from page 175)

Roof Pitch, 14” rise per ft. run; Roof, 14.00 sqs.; Hips and Val
levs, 20 lin. ft.; Cornice, C & F, 200 lin. ft.; Partitions, 200 lin. ft. ;
Inside Finish OS Walls, 220 lin. ft.; Front and OS French Doors,
2 opgs.; Rear and Grade Doors, 2 opgs.; Garage Door 8 ft. wide,
1; Inside Doors and Cased Opgs., 15 opgs.; Windows and Case
ments, 20 opgs.; Gable Sash and Louvers, 2 opgs.; Chimney, 36
lin. ft.; Main Stairs, 1; Porch Floor, 1.50 sqs.; Porch Ceilings,
75 sqs.; Porch Beam, 26 lin. ft.; Porch and Balcony Post and
Newels, 2; Porch Roof, (incl. under Main Roof); Cornice, 30
lin. ft.

* * *

2-Flats—

opening devices for steel casements. If needed, double-acting
door hinge for swinging door, furnishing and installing brass push
plates, etc.

Plumbing: Remove ice box waste line and gas line to outside
wall where same run through pantry partition, relocate gas line
for first floor stove. Change location of sink waste stack vent
and water lines for new sink location. Furnish new chrome sink
faucet and trap, and strainer not furnished with cabinet sink.

Cabinets: “Unibilt” St. Charles steel cabinets, sink, strainer
and new type colored porcelain top for sink and counter, or if
preferred top may be white (sink included but no faucet, strainer
or trap).

Steel Sash: Steel casements over sink with Fenwrought metal
framed copper screens, and crank handles for opening windows.

Glass: New glass for steel frames over sink.

Linoleum: Prepare kitchen floor, install standard weight mar-
bleized field Nairn linoleum laid over felt cemented to floor and
to linoleum, white feature strip and 6” black border.

Venetian Blinds: For windows over sink.

Painting and Decorating: Wash walls and prepare for painting
with DuPont paint and enamel. Paint and stipple (2 coats) above
chair rail; enamel (2 coats) below chair rail. Wash and paint

LANSING
3 E. D.

Trailer
Mixer

(Continued from page 102)

This new E. D. (End Dump) Lansing
Trailer Mixer is faster, more compact,
easier handled. Overall length only

EASILY
HANDLED
TILTING
WHEEL,
GEARS &
BRAKE

formation.

LANSING COMPANY, LANSING, MICHIGAN

A New Mixer Built for Action

AL
ST

American Builder, April 1940.

woodwork (including doors) 3 coats.

Masonry: Remove pantry window and brick up same; remove
old kitchen window, partly brick up, install new steel windows
and make sill.

Plastering: Plaster where ironing board is removed. New
plastering (3 coats) where ceiling is furred down and arch made. |
Sundry plaster patching.

Electrical Wiring: Move ceiling outlet to new center; hang
only two new fixtures—1l at new ceiling center and 1 in arch
over sink. Install new refrigerator outlet, new counter top, and
double combination double convenience outlet with two switches. |
New plates on any old convenience outlets.

BATH & BATH HALL—Carpentry: Remove dado rail &
grounds and remove wood medicine case. Fur out for, furnish
and install new Morton medicine case (metal). Remove casing
projections. Chrome and replace hardware. Install flat type cur-
tain rods (single).

Plumbing: Furnish and install chrome concealed shower, shower
rod, shower curtain and window curtain to match. Furnish and
install Standard lavatory, combination faucet, pop-up waste, towel
bars and trap. Furnish and install new Church white toilet seat.

Linowall (bath only): 5 feet (except 7 feet around bath) with
metal beading.

Plaster Patching: Estimate any needed.

Electric Wiring (bath only): Install new outlet over medicine
case (difficult job of fishing wires, etc.). Hang 2 new fixtures.

New Lighting Fixtures: 1 new center ceiling fixture; 1 new |
bracket fixture, with convenience receptacle for shaving, etc.

Painting: Wash and prepare bath walls above Linowall dado. |
Paint above and stipple (2 coats). Enamel trim 2 coats. Remove
bath hall wallpaper ; size and prepare wall for papering. Calcimine |
ceiling, paper walls. Wash and enamel trim 1 coat. Sand, fill
and varnish floor 2 coats. Wash, seal and enamel doors 2 coats.
Closet, calcimine walls and ceiling. Enamel trim 1 coat.

LIVING ROOM & SMALL HALL: Venetian Blinds.

Plastering: Estimate an average.

Electric Wiring: Install two new Duplex convenience outlets ;

(Continued to page 182)

xs
in New Homes}
You Build

Left: GE3008,
etc., G-E Silent
Sphinx Switches F-
Right: GE2841, F
etc., G-E Stand-
ard Switches

These quality switches are ideal for mod-
ern homes. G-E Sphinx switches are silent
and long-lived. They have no springs to
break or blades to hammer away. Their
silence lends dignity and comfort to homes
having them. G-E Standard Switches also give long, dependable
service. They are completely insulated with Textolite. Both of these
switches are available in single-pole, double-pole, 3- and 4-way types
with either brown or ivory-colored handles. Matching wall plates
are available.

For further information see the nearest G-E Merchandise Distributor
or write to Section DO774, Appliance and Merchandise Department,
General Electric Company, Bridgeport, Conn.

GENERAL @ ELECTRIC

The Builder’s Saw!

For more profit, the Wallace No. 1 Radial Saw
is phenomenal in its economies! Saves from

$75 to $200 on every $4,000 to $8,000 resi-
dence. Equally profitable for heavy construc-
tion work.

This one machine does:

Safe, speedy, accurate in operation. Cuts jack
rafters, hip rafters, studs, joists, sheathing,
flooring. Use for cabinet work, mouldings,
sash, routing stair-stringers, etc.

If you want to make extra profits, write today
for bulletins on the Wallace No. 1 Radial Saw.

J. D. WALLACE & COMPANY
136 S. California Avenue CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

MAKE SMALL CLOSETS

WITH

K-VENIENCE |
CLOTHES CLOSET —

FIXTURES

Small or awkwardly shaped
closets are sometimes hard
to avoid but have always
been a source of irritation in
the home. Now you can dou-
ble the hanging space with
no increase in cubage—and
rovide a neat handy place
or wearing apparel simply
by —ey -Veniences.
More than 40 modern, prac-
tical fixtures to choose from.
Attach easily to door or wall.
Inexpensive. Nationally ad-
vertised. Used extensively
by leading Long Island and
other important developers.

PHOTO COURTESY or
ARCHITECTURAL FORUM

FREE CATALOG—See your Build-
ers’ Hardware dealer or write to-
day. Includes many installation
ideas —shows complete line.

(A) Clothing Carriers - (8) Hat
Holders - (C) Tie Racks - (D) Shoe
Racks - (E) Wishbone Hangers
Closet Rods - Towel Racks
Skirt Hangers - Trouser Hangers
Garment Brackets.

KNAPE z VOGT

MANUFACTURING CO.
Dept. M-4 Grand Rapids, Michigan

180

PANELS—PLY WOOD
Carr, Adams & Collier Co
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co
Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Wash
The Mengel Co
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma
U. S. Plywood Corp
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co

ne a LUXE

ae a) 40) 31)

T. PRESS $s

etiead PLY W O O D Paneling
UNITED STATES PLYWOOD CORPORATION

Executive Offices: 616 West 46th St., New York, N. Y
Branches in Principal Cities

PANELS—WALL AND CEILING
Armstrong Cork Co 128-129-132
Gibbs Boardtile Co., Chicago, Ill
Marsh Wall Products, Ince........................... 122

PAPER—ASBESTOS
The Philip Carey Co
Johns-Manville
Ruberoid Co.

PAPER—BLUE PRINT
International Correspondence Schools........19
Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J.............
David White Co

PAPER—DRAWING
International Correspondence Schools........ 191
Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J
Warren-Knight Co
David White Co.

PAPER—INSULATING
Angier Corp.

Barber Asphalt Corp

The Barrett C

The Philip Carey Co

Celotex Corp

Certain-Teed Prod. Corp.

The Flintkote Co

Johns-Manville .

The Lehon Co.

Ruberoid Co.

Sisalkraft oe

U. S. Gypsu 31
PAPER. ROOFING AND AT,

Angier Corp

Barber Asphalt Corp

The Barrett C

The Philip Carey Co

Celotex Corp

Certain-teed Prod. Corp

The Flintkote Co

Insulite

Johns-Manville

Sisalkraft Co
The Texas Co., New York, N.Y
U. S. Gypsum Co
Wood Conversion Co
PAPER—SAND
American Floor Surfacing Machine Co
Hilger Co., St. Cloud, Minn
Porter-Cable Machine Co
Skilsaw,
Landon P. Smith
SC ARTITIONS ASBESTOS WwooD
Johns-Manville
ARTITIONS—EXPANDED METAL
Milcor Steel Vee “Aenean Wis
U. S. Gypsum C
PARTITIONS — HOLLOW TILE
Certain-teed —
U. S. Gypsum Co
PARTITIONS—METAL
American Rolling Mill Co
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co
Ebco Mfg. Co
Truscon Steel Co
Henry Weis Mfg. Co
PARTITIONS—METAL LATH
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis
ey - Steel Co
. 8S. Gypsum
PARTITIONS ROLLING AND FOLD-

Allith-Prouty,
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co
Coburn Trolley Track Co
Kinnear Mfg.
Wagner Mfg. Co
PARTITIONS—WOOD
Bradley Lbr. Co
Carr, Adams & Collier Co
Exchange Sawmills oanee Co., R. A. Long
Bldg., Kansas City, M
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. °Go
Frost Lumber Ind., ine. Shreveport, La.
Weyerhaeuser Sales 1
PARTITION HANGERS See Hangers,
Sliding Partition
PARTITION TILE—See Tile, Partition
PASTE—WATERPROOFING
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co...
Medusa Portland + Co
L. Sonneborn Sons, In
PASTE—ZINC PAINT
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co..
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc
RS—CONCRETE
American Cement Machine Co
Jaeger Machine Co
Koehring y
T. L. Smith Co 138
aaa ww ee Mouldings,

Pict
PIPE—~ALUMINU
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.

PIPE—CHIMNEY
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
PIPE—CONDUCTOR (Copper)
Edwards Mfg. C
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis
PIPE—CONDUCTOR (Sheet Metal)
Edwards Mfg. Co
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
PIPE—COPPER
American Rad.ator & Standard Sanitary..
PIPE—CULVERT (Corrugated Iron)
American Rolling Mill Co
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R.
PIPE—DRAIN
American Brass Co.,

PIPE—FLUE
Johns-Manville
Majestic Co
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis..
Payne Furnace & Supply Co
PIPE—FURNACE
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary....
Henry Furnace & Foundry Co 1
Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich..
Majestic Co
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis
Payne Furnace & Supply Co
PIPE—PLUMBING (Brass a; Copper)
American Brass Co., New York, N.
American Radiator & Standard —”

PIPE—SEWER
Crane
Johns-Manville
PIPE—STOVE
Mileor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
PIPE ee Coverings, Boil-
er an
PIPE FITTINGS—See Fittings, Pipe
PIPE HANGERS—See Hangers, Pipe
PIPELESS FURNACES—See Heating
Plants, Pipeless Furnaces
PITCH—ROOF
_ & ene ene eee: 123
PLANES—HAND
R. L. Carter Division
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn
PLANES—PORTABLE ELECTRIC
R. L. Carter Division
PLANERS—WOOD (Power-Driven)
American Saw Mill Machinery Co., Hack-
I io sal cscs lanieeanighvieboclaioie
R. L. Carter Division
Mall Tool Co
Parks Woodworking Machine Co..
Power King Tool Corp.
PLANER KNIVES—See Knives, Planer
PLASTER—FIBERED
Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co
PLASTER—GYPSUM
Celotex Corp
Certain-teed ~~ Corp...
U. S. Gypsum
PLASTER INTERIOR
Celotex Corp
Certain-teed Prod. Corp
National Mortar & Supply Co....

Ohio yoo & Supply Co
PLASTER—WALL

Certain-teed Prod. Corp

Kimberly Clark Corp

National Mortar & Supply Co

Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co

U. S. Gypsum Co
PLASTER BOARD—See Boards, Plaster
PLASTER CEMENT—See Cement, Plas-

ter
PLASTER MIXERS—See Mixers, Mortar
and Plaster
PLATES—CEILING
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary..

PLATES—DOOR—See Hardware, ee
PLATES—FLOOR
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
American Radiator & Standard aw...
American Rolling Mill Co alll
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp..
Tennessee — am & R. R. Co..
Truscon Steel C
PLAT ES—HOT (Gas)
Peerless Mfg. Corp
PLATES—STACK
American Rolling Mill Co
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
PLATES—SWITCH
General Electric Co........................
PLATES—TANK
American Brass Co., New York, N.Y.........
American Rolling Mill Co
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp.. eee Ae ce
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co..
PLATE GLASS—See Glass, Plate
PLUGS—FUSE
General Electric Co..
National Electric Prod. ‘Corp...
PLUGS—WALL
BOOM MUI TO ons n cece eccccvnsecccecess nell
General Electric Co.
F. D. Kees Mfg. Co
PLUMBS
David White Co
PLUMBING FIXTURES—See Fixtures,
Plumbing
PLUMBING PIPE—See Pipe, Plumbing
PLYWOOD PANELS—See Panels, Ply-
wo
+ 4 2 ened
Maze Co.,

American Builder, April 1940.

POLISHING BRUSHES—See Brushes,
ishing

PORCH COLUMNS—See Columns, Porch

PORCH BASES—See Bases, Porch

PORCH ENCLOSURES—See Enclosures,

Porch
PORCH RAILS—See Rails, Porch
PORCH SCREENS—See _ = Enclosures,

Porch
Pons Aas SD. teeta Build.
ings, P
PORTABLE. POWER SAWS—See Saws,
Portable Power
PORTLAND CEMENT—See
Portland
POSTS—CLOTHES
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Donley Brothers Co 170
Kewanee Mfg. Co
Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co
Weyerhaueser Sales Co
POSTS—FENCE (Steel)
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co 183
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee,
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. C
Union Metal Mfg. Co
POSTS—FENCE (Wood)
Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack-
I TI anes nistsicidnihisinaundienes
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La.
Illinois Wire & Mfg. Co., Jol.et, Il.........
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co
PRESERVATIVES—WOOD
American Lumber and Treating Co
The Barrett Co

Cement,

Curtis fone Ha Ine

E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co

Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La...
Laux Sales é

Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, Ohio

L. Sonneborn Sons, I

Weyerhaeuser Sales Co
PROTECTORS—EDGE

Truscon Steel Co
PROTRACTORS—See Instruments,

Drawing

PULLEYS—SASH

Andersen Corp

Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co

Stanley Works
PUMPS—DRAIN

Construction Machinery Co

Jaeger Machine Co
PUMPS—CONTRACTORS

Construction Machinery Co

Homelite Corp., Port Chester,

Jaeger Machine Co

Mall Tool Co

Jaeger Machine Co
PUMPS—FORCE
Construction Machinery Co

PUTTY BOILER

Pecora Paint Co
TTY—METAL SASH
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co
Kewanee Mfg. Co..... ;
Mesker Brothers Iron Co.......................... 121
Pecora Paint Co
Truscon Steel Co.
UTTY—ROOFING

Barber Asphalt Corp
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co......................... 191
The Philip Carey Co. a
The Flintkote Co
Johns-Manville
The Lehon Co
Pecora Paint Co
The Texas ———" New York, N.Y
U. S. Gypsum Co.

PUTTYLESS WINDOWS—See Win-

dows, Puttyless
RADIATORS—HOT WATEP. AND
STEAM

American Radiator & Standard Sanitary

Modine Mfg. Co
National Radiator Co.....
U. S. Radiator Corp., Detroit, Mich

RADIATOR COVERS—See _ Enclosures,

iator
RADIATOR VALVES—See Valves, Radi-
ator
RAIL BRACKETS—See Brackets, Rail
or Track

RAILS—BARN DOOR
Allith-Prouty,
Coburn Trolley Track Co
Frantz Mfg. Co.
McKinney Mfg. Co
National Mfg. Co...............0...........
Wagner Mfg. Co........
Weyerhaeuser Sales

RAILS—PORCH
Bradley Lbr. Co
Bileo Mfg. Co., New Haven, Conn............. .
Carr, Adams & Collier Co
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co
Curtis Companies, Inc
a Sawmills Sales Co., Kansas City,

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co...................-. 190
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La..
Weyerhaeuser Sales a

Foley

R
The P
Johns

Ameri

American Builder, April 1940.

RAILINGS—BRASS
American Brass Co., New York, N.Y

RAILINGS—IRON
Bileo Mfg. Co., New Haven, Conn
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co
| ae

RAILINGS—PIPE
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co

CET SERGI eA 116
RANGES—COAL
lati sisatiintecsnninnceninsiccnacunitiniert 148
NGES—GAS
SI I Diasec scicccececseescosssscseness 152
OS <r ee 148
RANGE BOILERS—See Boilers, Range
RECEIVERS—GARBAGE
i I FR ainscceiietnnenceiennnsniinninnadones 170
Kewanee ll | SIS .160
Majestic Co... panacea een
rocrees Mfg. Corp iitaciiadietleiiainanaouiionapeninenn 151
CE IVERS— PACKAGE
pentay BE ica sadicicisscininnaeidibialctl 170
I il ala icmninaninneren 160
Majestic Co... caindiccamida ae

Milcor Steel Co., “Milwaukee, { “e
RECEPTACLES—CONDUIT BOX

Gomennl TBGEREC OO... .0.n.ccccccseccceecces.00 ...179
National Electric Prod. Corp.......................182
RECEPTACLES—FLOOR

Frank Adam Electric Co

General Electric Co......

National Electric Prod. Co
RECEPTACLES OUTLET BOX

Frank Adam Electric Co....................... .....166

General Electric Co.. EE NTETe 179

National Electric Prod. Corp....................... 182
RECEPTACLES—SHOWER

American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8

eS OS Ee eee 116

ON ee 140

REF RIGERATORS ELECTRIC

ee BO SE See 20-21
REFRIGERATORS—GAS

en 26
REGISTERS—FLOOR

Henry — & Foundry Co................... 120

i iicitecl cctaiiaiiennsdiniinitonscininheaeietansis 38
RE EGISTERS WALL

Henry Furnace & Foundry Co..................... 120

OS ERE See 38

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............

Payne Furnace & Su Se 166
REGULATORS—FURNACE

American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8

ree ..116

Henry Furnace & Foundry Co..................... 120

Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich...........

II Nia ionsinces cpihisledslicisodaieiDbduacinncisuntibinintbhensh 38

Payne Furnace & Supply Co....................... —

anette iaibiniicintel 48
REGULATORS—TEMPERATURE — See

Thermostats

REGULATORS—WATER

EE RAN Re see

OS eee
REINFORCING—-CEMENT AND Stuc.

Oo
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio
IID 7 iscsssrcchsitewctapuncsainnisecasiaden
Mileor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis
| ae
Truscon Steel -
eS
Tm BARS—S

for
REINFORCING LATH—See Lath, Rein-
REMOVERS—PAINT AND Va

i, EET eR nas:
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co

Carr, Adams & Collier Co........

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.......................-.--

Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, Ohio......
RESISTANTS—ACID

Nn 123

L. Sonneborn Sons, Ince....................-------0-++ 161
—— MACHINES—See Machines, Re-
RETOOTHERS—SAW

cine ke __ “eR ereere ible tate 183
RIDGING—ASBESTOS

Coe: ener 36

i. |: = 39

| ES Se 14
RIDGING—SHEET METAL

American Rolling Mill Co.......................---. 133

Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Edwards Mfg. Co
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
RINGS—SEWER, STOP-ROOT
A-B-C Manufacturing Co., Quincy, Ill
RODS—ALUMINUM
Aluminum Co. of America,Pittsburgh, Pa.
RODS—BRASS
American Brass Co., New York City..........
Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co........-....:2--0---20-00e0ee--- 179
RODS—COPPER
American Brass Co., New York, N. Y.......
RODS—HANGER—See Fixtures, Ward-
robe
RODS—LEVELING
Bostrom- Brady Mfg. Co., Atlanta, Ga.......
IE: GI cc cnccnncescenmnscecesnennnnense 187
. . | eee 183
ROLLERS—DOOR
| eee 187
Coburn Trolley Track Co.............. ...191
_i i__ eae ....186
nape & Vogt Mfg. Co...
McKinney >? ae
National Mfg. Co
wt PRES
agner Mfg. Co............. 153
ROLLING DOORS—See Doors, Rolling

ROLLING PARTITIONS—See Partitions,

Rolling & Folding
ROLLING SHUTTERS —See Shutters
ROOFS—INSULATED
Barber Asphalt Corp............... oe
lull CRETE 36
I ieiiabaabe 2
Certain-teed Prod. Corpa.............0........cccceses 45
Detroit Steel Products Co........................... 27
Fir-Tex Insulating Board Co....................... 131
Ee 39
General Ins. & Mfg. Co., Alexandria, Ind.
Be ia crancisemensincbinadioniibaanbnntal 144
The Insulite Co.......... sdbicaialehanieiabecaael BEEP 46
ali nnciiicnandinckenienicmalscinteiommigaiaunels 14
ee ea:
I NE I iiiicicccascciaccccesaseninnens sitiaadaa 3
See er 31

ROOF COATINGS—See Coatings, Roof
ROOF DECK (METAL)

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...... .
ie iinitincccrniininninnsuiniaminnan 3
ROOF TRUSSES—See Trusses, Roof

ROOF VENTILATORS—See Ventilators,

Roof
ROOF WINDOWS—See Windows, Roof

ROOFING—ASBESTOS
2, Re 123
The Philip Carey Co......................... 36
RE AREER aie ee 39
ON aac 46
a emanate 14
Sf ae dibaedacseaucleinscacaaa man
L. Sonneborn —_. —— i 161
eee :

ROOFING ASBESTOS SHINGLES |
ff eee 123
The Philip Carey Co........... é iepiakeesepitacas ae
een sisaceidicheaiuiaiaeniadeioas 2
i, + seasick eaictek 39
ER ee SNP 14
SN hac icaciinchinang ceantacbencicinekoesantaaieniiee 156
I alee alain 42
Te I ictiinicinternrwoniniacineraicieinapners 31

re a ee Prepared )
Barber Asphalt Corp... aes GO te
eS ears (128
I oon etepaeiowennaions 36
I aan si canlceaestnbinsieinonlth 2
Certain-teed Prod. Corp.....................2..2...-+ 45
I crcl nncndscninebeeannnbeiomnboolls 39
Branca nbehbicwieghiintaniaiigsatiantenmat .156
Johns-Manville -................... aE ASS — oe
SITE eee eee 42

Bin, IES TIRE, TN cnnccncstsneccccsenascoveces 161
The Texas Co., New York, N.Y.. ,
U. S. Gypsum Co.

ROOFING—ASPHALT SHINGLES |
Barber Asphalt Corp
The Barrett Co.............
The Philip Carey Co
Celotex Corp

Certain-teed Prod. Corp............. SARL EERE. 45
TE i icoceanaiotcsieecinbinhstnnbannmiciguannit 39
icin a iccilicles saa ensinniconemanlligh 14
/ a ee 156
gE ESE Pe eee 42
The Texas Co., ” eed _ een
rg a cgumnianaiiedine 31
ROOFING BUILT UP
Barber Asphalt Corp...................c..0..0c..cssc2.00 32
. - _ Se
Se es
EE Ee 36
Certain-teed Prod. Corp)..........-ccccccccccceceoseee 45
- 2. (| RS ese ane 39
PITY eccncenonsnsccccensancenens ‘sina 14
» ESE E ere eee eieabeeae
I FI iri inci obese eeenisinmnniaaiinnel 42
The Texas Co., New York, N.Y..
Truscon Steel ‘Go SE eee 3
2. 0 U*— ee 31
ROOFING CANVAS
0 i 56
ROOFING—COMPOSITION |
NE Pe Pi ivcitretsiccccnnscmesscsennnctsnses . 32
. ff °° £* Se
The Philip Carey CN 36
Certain-teed Prod. Corp........................-.....- 45
. 2.) EEC snicilinienbii 39
Johns-Manville ..... CET
pO een 156
I anti csitesdichdeatatalinn sinninialialini 42
The Texas Co., New York, N.Y.... ad
i a sid attntschnetaminiiciihansmnnesietneds 31
ROOFING—COPPER SHINGLES
American Brass Co., New York, N.Y.........
J Seer weal ee
Milecor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............
New Haven Copper Co..... See adv. on this page

Established Write for
1849 Catalog

Kenmar Roofs are easily applied—by any good

penter: they outlive the mo: mores: are fire a light.

ning proof . A roof of Kenmar Copper Shingles

2 distinctive—modern—a mark of quality. Write to-
day for complete data.

THE NEW HAVEN COPPER CO., Seymour, Conn.

ROOFING—DRIP EDGE

I BI Gi ecoceccctesecscecccnccccencnersenee 32
I Se aici cis enkbiceimintineeeinnsaineel 175
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............

ROOFING—METAL (Corrugated)
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.

American Rolling Mill Co......... .................
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp......................... 49
I i oc ertniinmmncnnntied 175

Milcor Steel Co., —w yk a
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R.R. Co

181

ROOFING—METAL (Sheets)
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
American Brass Co., New York, N. Y

American Rolling Mill Co.................00000..... 133
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio..

Carnegie-lIllinois Steel Corp................00....... 49
Detroit Steel Products Co..................0.......... 27
I ae 175

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis

, Tennessee Coal, Iron & R.R. Co................. 49
ROOFING—Metal (Shingles)

OE. Se bitedamansi aa
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis..

Tennessee Coal, Iron & R.R. 49

ROOFING-—METAL (Terne Plates)
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. 4¢
Follansbee Steel Corp. See Adv. this page

FOLLANSBEE
TERNE ROOFING

“The most durable roofing on
the market”

Follansbee Steel Corp’n, Follanshee, Ww. Va.

ROOFING—ROLL
American Rolling Mill Co. / 133
Amer, Steel & Wire Co., C leve land, Ohio
Barber Asphalt Corp...

9
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The Philip Carey Co... - alle . B6
Carnegie-Illinois Steel esate . 49
The Celotex Corp.. ; ee
Certain-teed Prod. Corp... ey
Edwards Mfg. Co............ . EIN Ia 175
po 2, ee ; ————
Johns-Manville .................. : I
. - - (eS eee oreo ae
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis... puaen
Se sdacene nee: ee
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R.R. Co..... ise ae

The Texas Co., New York, N. Y. :
ROOFING—SLAB SHINGLES

Barber Asphalt Corp................ ee
Johns-Manville -................ cebaeiaiatinies ae
" a: oa

The roo 2 Saeaaee —

FING—SLATE SURFACED

a. | IA EER SEIT 32
The Barrett Co.. RSS .-..128
The Philip Carey Co.. ae sevsisbaissclsteessal: Ta
Certain-teed Prod. Corp... ee
, . (Ses 39
ENA SRR Ima me pees 14
, 2 | ERS: satiated 156
| a

The Texas Co., New York

ROOFING—STAINED SHINGLES
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co

SS 13
OOFING—TILE secmeeemennee
pe AAR EE TENE Se 14
| SE eras .. 42
ROOFING—TILE (Cement)
ATI ALTE ee 14
ROOFING—TILE (Fibre)
a Se Board Co..... —
nna (Gypsum)
U. S. 1 RS oi issn 31
ROOFING TILE (Metal)
I I ia sec ecnanuniniebtintearninn 175
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
ROOFING—TIN
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp......................... 49
EE 175
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, — ciaeecdiinds
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R.R. Co................. 49
ROOFING—WOOD SHINGLES
California Redwood Distributors, Ltd.,
85 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IIl..
ae Sawmills Sales Co., Kansas ‘City,
Fla. La. Red Cypress Co., Jac ksonville, Fla.
Robt. McNair Shingle Kastan ae Hes
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.............00000000c cece. 13

ROOFING—ZINC
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio..
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.

OOFING BRACKETS—See Brackets,

Roofing
ROOFING CEMENT—See Cement, Roof-

in
ROOFING NAILS—See Nails, Roofing
ROOFING PAPER—See Paper, Roofing
and Sheathing
ROOFING TILE MACHINES—See Ma-
chines, Roofing Tile
ROOM HEATERS—See Heaters, Cab-
inet; also Heaters, Room
ROPE
Samson Cordage Works, Boston, Mass.....
Sedgwick Machine Works............................ 17)
ROPE—AWNING
Samson Cordage Works, Boston, Mass.....
OUTERS

BR. Kn, GeppO TOR IB OR anna. cce.ncencccccceccccesess 155
DO WES PROBRCCE COD eo ..cccccccccccccccccccsecceses >.143
Ns ccismneuouniainin 194
RULES—CARPENTERS
Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J.
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn

Warren- Knight i sciskaiiibhsttiaiaicibsndindndiiincinbiiniantia 187
SALAMANDERS
Construction Machinery Co................. 154-183
fe eS 70
NI I ei cctlditlab 175
SAND SCREENS—See Screens, Sand
and Grav

SANDERS—FLOOR—See Machines,
Floor Surfacing
(Continued on page 184)

Jack’s standing in
clover

His troubles are over

His customers haven’t

a care.

Whether new or old

A house is easier sold
When shingled by
Robert McNair.

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You can get more profit from your MallSaw investment
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It is ruggedly constructed for long service and designed to
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Successors to WAPPAT INCORPORATED AND WAPPAT GEAR WORKS |

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American Builder, April 1940.

2-Flats—

(Continued from page 179)

furnish and install new plates for present convenience outlets;
remove and disconnect 3 bracket outlets. Hang only two new

bracket fixtures over fireplace.

Lighting Fixtures: Furnish two new bracket fixtures over fire-
place.

Carpentry: Remove bookcase doors and patch neatly where
hinges are removed. Remove, chrome and replace hardware.
Renail mouldings and stops. Cut tops from casings.

Painting & Decorating: Remove paper; size and prepare walls
for papering. Calcimine ceiling, paper walls. Wash, sand, enamel
trim 3 coats. Varnish window sills and sash 1 coat spar varnish,
Wash and varnish doors. Sand, fill and varnish floors 2 coats,
Wash and calcimine closet. Enamel trim 3 coats.

DINING ROOM: Venetian Blinds.

Plastering: As needed.

Wiring: Hang dining room fixtures, install new plates for
switch and convenience outlets.

Lighting Fixtures: 1 new center ceiling fixture.

Carpentry: Install cove moulding and picture moulding. Install
new dado rail. Cut off casing projections. Remove, chrome and
replace hardware.

Painting & Decorating: Remove paper. Size and prepare walls
for papering. Calcimine ceiling. Paper walls above dado. Wash,
sand and enamel trim 1 coat; new trim 3 coats. Paint and stipple
dado 3 coats. Wash and varnish sills and sash 1 coat spar varnish.
Sand, fill and varnish floor 2 coats.

BEDROOMS & CLOSETS: Plastering: As needed.

Wiring: Install only new fixtures (1 each). Furnish and install
new convenience outlet (1 in each room).

Lighting Fixtures: New center fixture, pull chain (in each
room).

Carpentry: Remove casing projections. Remove, chrome and re-
place hardware. Furnish and install double curtain rods.

Painting: Remove wallpaper. Size and prepare walls for paper-
ing. Calcimine ceilings. Paper walls. Wash, sand and enamel
2 coats. Wash, varnish sills and sash 1 coat spar varnish. Cal-
cimine closets, walls and ceilings. Enamel trim. Sand, fill and

NEW CIRCUIT WIRING METHOD

Installs easily
like this

Ready to use
like this

Provides outlets every six or eighteen inches around
your room.

DOES AWAY
‘| WITH THINGS
| LIKE THIS

We have prepared literature on the subject. May
we send it to you to provide you with detailed in-

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American Builder, April 1940.

varnish floor 2 coats. Wash, seal and enamel doors 2 coats.

STAIR HALL: Carpet: Furnish and install carpet and pads
for stairs from first sidewalk level to entrance door to first apart-
ment and including landing.

Plastering: As needed.

Carpentry: No work (unless new front door).

Painting & Decorating: Wash walls and ceilings.
painting. Paint and stipple above dado 2 coats.
dado 2 coats. Wash and prepare woodwork. Enamel woodwork
3 coats. Wash and varnish floors, steps and risers.
varnish window sill and sash. Wash and varnish doors.

Electric Fixtures: Furnish 1 double wired fixture at grade en- |

trance, 1 outlet wire to first.
floor.

Electric Wiring: Hang only 1 new fixture at grade entrance.
Furnish and install 2 new mail boxes. Install chime (small bar
type) and furnish same.

BASEMENT: Painting: Wash with hose. 1 coat Luminall on
walls only. Silver coat all pipes for water lime and electric
conduit, windows, door and iron beams.
faces. Bronze metal furnaces.

NEW FRONT DOOR (if wanted).

Painting: 3 coats spar varnish, sanding, etc.

Carpentry: Furnish door, hinges, lock set, knocker, mail slot,
chrome house numbers, fit door and attach all of above. Furnish
and install leaded glass in opening.

For the above specified modernization program, which repre-
sents a complete job of remodeling, Mills & Sons quote a lump
sum price. This covers all needed labor and materials for a single
flat and the space which is common to both tenants in the building ;
those items for the flats themselves would have to be doubled
to modernize the whole building. Mills also offer alternate
schedules which allow the tenant to undertake some of the work
for himself at a later date.

Floor and 1 outlet wire to second

The job pictured in this article is a demonstration project

which has been opened to public inspection for some time. It is

Prepare for |
Enamel below |

Wash and |

Black enamel furnace |

IRON - RAILING
fn BEAUTY

PROTECTION

For Interior and Exterior Use
. oa Also

Iron Fence, Gates, Iron and Wire

window guards, Chain Link Wire

Fence, etc.

Send measurements showing your

| |g requirements and we will forward
illustrations suitable for your en-

tp closure.

=~} Cincinnati Iron Fence
Company, Inc.

3411 Spring Grove Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio

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EASIER INSTALLED
MORE EFFICIENT

Every home should have
ALLMETAL weatherstrips on
doors and windows. Home
buyers demand it. Archi-
tects recommend it. You can make EXTRA PROFITS installing these
well known, consistently good weatherstrips.

Write for our prices on Metal Weatherstrip, Calking Compound, Metal
Thresholds, Metal Wall Board Trim, Counter Edging, Sink Rims, ‘etc.

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reported that Mills & Sons have resold 30 of these two-flat |

buildings since the first of the year, indicating good results for
their program.

JNLILMIE

NAME ALUMETAR REGISTERTO U.S. PATERT Gore

atherstrip Company
231 West Ohio Street cows r 3 ~ GO
OVER 24 YEARS SATISFACTORY SERVICE

NON-TILT

Mix 40% to 50% more—waste no time—load while mixing.
Lowest charging height 49”. Big high back hopper makes
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SANDERS—WOODWORKING
American Floor Surfacing Machine Co.....134
Ee 2) 155

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Porter-Cable Machine Co..........

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Wodack Electric Tool Corp......................... 194

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Closets,

SANITARY CLOSETS—See
Chemical

SANDPAPER—See Pape

SANDPAPERING MACHINES—See Ma-
chines, Sandpapering

SASH—BASEMENT—See Frames, Cel-
ar

SASH—HOLLOW METAL

Aluminum Co. of America, Pitts mae | Pa.

Edwards Mfg. Co... ed , ..175
Mesker Brothers Iron Co.......................... 121
SASH—STORM

Carr, Adams & Collier Co............................. 12
Curtis Companies, Inc................................. 33
Detroit Steel Products Co........................... 27
Farley & Loetscher oe | in cicsscavsbscsceall 190
BEE II, BD yrvcceccccecciccccceeccdccoesnces 23
I NN sii iccacncaceensdsumeccadanineastaciebiis 160
Mesker Brothers Iron Co............................. 121
Pacific Mutual Door daca ae, Wash.

Stanley Works.. F :

Truscon Steel CO.......-.-c-c.cc-c-cscsecsccccecsereeeees 3
I Ic sccnctencsoneeimistancoassensusden 154
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co................2......0------208 13

SASH—Window—See Frames, Sash

SASH BALANCES—See Balances, Sash

SASH CHAINS—See Chains, Sash

SASH CORD—See Cord, Sas

SASH CUTTERS—See Cutters, Sash

SASH FRAMES—See Frames, Sash

SASH HARDWARE—See Hardware,
Sash; also various kinds

SASH HOLDERS—See Holders, Sash

SASH LIFTS—See Hardware, Sash

SASH LOCKS—See Locks, Sash

—— \ aeaeteeniin Operators,
as

SASH PULLEYS—See Pulleys, Sash
SAWMILL MACHINERY—See Machin-
ery, Sawmill
SAWS—BAND
American Saw Mill Machinery Co., Hack-
Uric cnrensntcinsandnsincneessncenes

DeWalt Products ses eceieniaceeesiniagl 143
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co...... inlaid 174
Parks Woodworking Machine Co............... 190
Power Eiee Teer Oeres..........2..-.0<c0..........0.: 158
Walker-Turner Co., Plainfield, N.J............. 51
ee ccntinianmeiateiad 179
SAWS—CIRCULAR
American Saw Mill Machinery Co., Hack-
Sees

Construction Machinery Co.
DeWalt Products Corp
Hotstream Heater Co...
Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Cc

Master Woodworker Mfg. Co....
Parks Woodworking Machine Co..
Walker-Turner Co., Plainfield, N.J.
J. D. Wallace & Co

HUTHER BROS.

manufacturers of
Circular Saws, Dado Heads, Band Saws,
Shaper Steel, Machine Knives.

HUTHER BROS. SAW MFG. CO., INC.
Rochester, New ‘York

SAWS—ELECTRIC

American Saw Mill Machinery Co., Hack-

“A EE
ea) eee 155
Construction Machinery Co................. 154-183
DeWalt Prodwets Corp....................ccccccoccceee 1438
& RSE nee ..-182
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co... me
Porter-Cable Machine Co........ 167
Power King Tool Corp......... 158
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I I Ts iin ccctsieininenmaatoncaswnionien 194
Stanley Electric Tool Division
NN ainsi tensenetiipsnsienniiniibiia
Syracuse GuildTool Co........ See adv. this page
Walker-Turner Co., Plainfield, N.J............. 51
Fred W. Wappat, Pittsburgh, Pa.................
SAWS—GANG
DeWalt Products Corp................................ 143
SAWS—GROOVING
te ere 182
Wodack Electric Tool Corp......................... 194
SAWS—JIG
ne a ences 158
Ce aaa en 51
SAWS—PORTABLE POWER
American Floor Surfacing Mochine Co....... 134
American Saw Mill Machinery Co., Hack-
Sh. aS
Oe rene 155
Construction Machinery Co................. 154-183
lk Bg eee 143
I a cae acnisdeieensaigheiannlanaieitin 182
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co..................... 174
Parks Woodworking Machine Co................. 190
Porter-Cable Machine Co.........................-..- 167
ee. ee Ee ee 158
ORES RSP Seelam = 4-5
I iin isn nhenclnaiginimnaddaniiiee 194
Stanley Electric Tool Division.................... 118
SE TI cistiiatiisiisiccstitenmucchpaeinoniwnsimenceoneacaitil 162
TD TD area cittecscctssccccssccsocnsencssice 51
ie I I MR ncninensankdesioiniidiconsinhani 179

Fred W. Wappat, Pittsburgh, Pa...............
SAWS—SWING
American Saw Mill Machinery Co., Hack-

SS! RET ele neni
DO WOR PROGMCES COTP...22cc..cc.cccceccecccescccoss 143
Parks Woodworking Machine Co................. 190
Porter-Cable Machine Co............................- 167

SAW ARBORS—See Arbors, Saw

SAW BENCHES—See Saw Rigs

SAW FILERS—See Filers, Saw

SAW GUARDS—See Guards, Saw

SAW HORSE TRESTLES—See Trestles
SAW RETOOTHERS—See Retoothers,

aw
SAW RIGS
American Saw Mill Machinery Co., Hack-
ik cnscercniicsinehnnenaiciamiaeecebe
DeWalt Products Cor ..143
Walker-Turner Co., Plainfield, N.J............. 51

SAW TABLES
Construction Machinery Co.................
DeWalt Products Corp.............
- £ - | See
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co.
hh Ue!” OU ee
SAW VISES—See Vises, Saw
SCAFFOLDS—STEEL
Ajax Building Bracket Co., 1551 Rydal
Mt. Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio......

Steel 5g Co., Evansville, Ind.......
a). UO EE 153
somes =P BRACKETS—See Brackets,
c
SCHOOLS—CORRESPONDENCE
Chicago Technical College, Chicago, IIl.......
International Correspondence Schools........ 191
SCRAPERS—FLOOR AND WALL
ee | A SO ae 71
SCREEDS—BASE
I I Si iitiricenadrenstneSnnnctaenmmnsiwansiinbenbas 9
Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., Kansas City,
SUID. anit iesesiasa iiadiicsilenMaltsiiipinscerasanabamanicieteiansdomindons
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La..
CREE Eee 14
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............
Truscon Steel sa ‘AEE RTE eee 3
ee acai sin eprntileenciniatconsbiinibnis 31
SCREENS PORCH
Curtis GeMROEOR, BC ...........20...20-cccccccccecceess 33
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190
SCREENS—SAND AND GRAVEL
Reynolds Wire Co., Dixon, IIl.....................
SCREENS—WINDOW AND DOOR
Carr, Adams & Collier Co........................... 12
eee ne 33
PR eee 162
Detroit Steel Products Co........................... 27
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co..................... 190
IE SIS Si cccccncoconcavstntccnisebosunsimai 23
I ssi cen sesnsndninieniiiiniatnniaintintiontesd 160
Mesker Brothers Iron Co.......................----.. 121
ney SE SING, WO... cncsumssccobuscnsenanin 154

SCREEN CLOTH—See Cloth, Screen
SCREEN DOORS—See Doors, Screen
a DOOR CHECKS—See Checks,

Doo

SCREEN DOOR HINGES—See Hinges,
Screen Door

—— DOOR SETS—See Hardware,

Screen Door
SCREEN “HANGERS—See Hangers,
Screen

April 1940.

SCREEN HARDWARE—See Hardware,

creen
SCREWDRIVERS
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn...............
SCREWDRIVERS—ELECTRIC

American Builder,

=e fee 155
as biecaaill 182
SO eee 194
Stanley Electric Tool Division.................... 118
a DRIVER BITS—See Bits, Screw-
river
SCUTTLES—ROOF
Bileco Mfg. Co., New Haven, Conn...............

SEPTIC TANKS—See Tanks, Septic
SETS—CELLAR WINDOW

I, Wo acaseneianeeeemnnn 136
NN asst sich toesiniteaieerpanianlabiniiniiobiea 38
eee 153
7 ee erees 4th Cover
ER Rear: 54
ETS—NAIL
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio....
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn.............
SETS—SAW
adil daasiicnnbiie iabionanasannneamesiins 183

Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn...............
SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANTS
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
ae 116
Bis I FN BI oicccncescnsctcssrnccsicncness 161
SEWER PIPE—See Pipe, S
SEWER PIPE MACHINES—CEMENT—
See Machines, Sewer Pipe
SEWER PIPE MOLDS—See Forms and

Molds
SEWER PIPE STRAINERS—See Strain-
ers, Sewer Pipe
SEWER RINGS—STOP- ROOT
A-B-C Manufacturing Co., Quincy, IIlL.......
SHAPERS—WOOD—See Machines,
aping
“5 “af ~womeliinmnnte MOWER
Foley Mfg. Co
SHARPENERS—SAW—See Grinders,

Saw
SHEATHING—ASBESTOS
The Philip Carey Co.

Johns-Manville 14

TS ee 42
ny wg IBREBOARD

Armstrong Cork Co......................- 128-129-132
SHEATHING—GYPSUM

Camtete-6008 Pred. Cori i..........cccccc.ccccssccsesese 45

OS Se

U. S. Gypsum Co
ee BOARDS—See

in
SHEATHING. PAPER—See Paper, Roof-

ing and Sheathing

Boards,

SHEETS—ALUMINUM
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
SHEETS—ASBESTOS
IN EY IY aici conscnasecnsesusncunssdneceet 36
Johns-Manville
I ean ak eelsiitectidcialalatas siiaciae
SHEETS—BRASS AND COPPER
American Brass Co., New York, N. Y.........
ee 141-157
SHEETS—BOX ANNEALED
American Rolling Mill Co............................. 133
Carnegie-Illinois Steel =e. i sieberiana 49
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co................. 49
HEETS—COPPER ALLOY
American Brass Co., New York, N. Y........-
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Nat accaatacidenstinil 49
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co................. 49
HEETS—GALVANIZED
American Rolling Mill Co........................... 133
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio....
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp.......................-- 49
IN CI, Tn ccc senicecnasinbinninanenwenanntiocon’ 175
Milcor Steel Co., ee | eee
Tennessee Coal, Tron & R. Sa 49
SHEETS—IRON AND STEEL
American Rolling Mill Co...................-.....---- 133
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio....
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp..................-...--- 49
SS > aaa ee 175
Milcor Steel Co., —9 ey | a
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co.....cec0-ce----- 49
SHEETS “LEADCLAD.

American Brass Co., New York, N. Y...------
American Rolling Mill Co................-..-.------- 133
oes a STEEL
American Rolling Mill Co....................------- 133

SHEETS—TIN
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp................--.---- 49
NS 9S a 175

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............--
Tennessee Coal, Tron & R. R. Co
SHELF BRACKETS—See Brackets, Snel
SHIELDS—RADIATOR—See Enclosures,
Radiator
SHINGLES—See Roofing
SHINGLE NAILS—See Nails, Roofing
SHINGLE STAINS—See Stains, Shingle
SHINGLING BRACKETS—See Brackets,
Shingling
SHOWER BATHS—See Baths, Shower
SHOWER STALLS—See Stalls, Shower
SHOWER STALL DOORS—See Doors,
Shower Stall
SHUTTERS—ROLLING _
Edwards Mfg. C 179
Kinnear Mfg. Co .
SHUTTERS—STEEL
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co.......
Edwards Mfg. Co.................. =
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Carr, Adams & Collier Co..................---- wove BS
Curtis Companies, Inc.. sucbeianeiieite
Farley & Loetscher Mfg.
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co...................--.--------""

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cee ae DOORS—See Doors, Side-
wa
SIDEWALK ELEVATORS—See

Ele-
vators, Sidewalk
me FORMS—See Forms and
SIDING—ASBESTOS
The Barrett Co

ae
The Philip Carey Co....
BN BI Di ictccisicsiaisitivsintantincipnnsinicidatinriinasiaieliie
Insulite Co..........
Johns-Manville
The Lehon Co.
Ruberoid Co.....
U. S. Gypsum C
SIDING—ASPHALT
Barber Asphalt Corp.
The Barrett Co
Calbar Paint & Var

Colette Gerp.......-.....-.. 2

Certain-teed Prod. Cor 45

The Flintkote Co........ 39

Johns-Manville . 14

The Lehon Co. 156

Ruberoid Co................. . 42

The Texas Co., _ ; a

a 31
SIDING INSULATING IMITATION.

BRICK

I IS i esiccthcasiinisiiintanbiapancnlineenaidiaanasl 123

Se i raatiaindiniminniannenes 39
SIDING—INSULATING

| eee: 144

i iiciticinaiicknniniiienieciantiabnenncsnieceaind 156
SIDING—METAL

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
SIDING—ZINC AND COPPER

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
SIDING CLIPS—See Clips, Siding
SIGHTS—LE

Bostrom-Brady Mice Co., Atlanta, Ga.

a _ ee =e ee 190

Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J..

Stanley Tools, New Britain, | ETS

i SERRE ONES ee 183
SILLS—WINDOW

Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
“See eee 9
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................--. 190
Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack-
I TI iiiantintthinciiatmaintnndiniiiaiimaatiaiiiauaen
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La.....
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co..................---.----s------ 13
See Doors, Silo
SILO MOLDS—See Forms and Molds
SINKS—KITCHEN
American Radiator & Standard Coe... 8

SN TE io ccnicicinindencpeebckbninsstinnns 16
RIND TIN: I nicsicnniannnacanieennbitonensanhainepinl 170
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190
Ee OE eee 20- 21
Hoosier Mfg. Co., New Castle, Ind.............
OS OG 178
SITZ BATHS _See Baths, Sitz
SIZING
itis cintsiicinnciictsinciepncsets taiiacishicsainantininiitaaia 156
SKYLIGHTS

Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.

| OE ae eee 1

Milecor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............
aa ‘GUARDS—See Guards, Sky-

SLIDING DOORS—See Doors, Sliding
a. —— TRACK—See Track,

g Doo
SLIDING. PARTITION

HANGERS—See
Hangers
SNOW GUARDS—See Guards, Snow
SOCKETS—ELECTRIC
Ya eee 179
National Electric Prod. Corp...............--..---- 182
SOFTENERS—WATER
Crane Co. 7 116
EES ERS Ie 31

SOLDERING COMPOUNDS—See
pounds, Soldering
SOLDERING IRONS—See Irons, Solder-

ing
SPECIFICATION FORMS
Brown-Blodgett Co., St. Paul, Minn. ........
SPOUTING—CONCRETE
Construction Machinery Co................. 154-183
SPRING—DOOR
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Frantz Mfg. Co 136
Mational Bite. Co...............<....cscsorcses 4th Gomes
Overhead Door Corp... cieaaiaeaic 37
i. . <§ cnet: 153
SPRING HINGES—See Hinges, Spring
SQUARES—COMBINATION
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn
SQUARES—STEEL
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp.. a
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn.............
SQUARES—STEEL (Instruction Chart
for Use of Framing Tables eemnie:
saris... AACR: ei in
SQUARES—“T”—See Instruments,
Drawing
SQUARES—TRY AND MITRE
Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn
STAINS—CEMENT

Carr, Adams & Collier Co.....--..-c-cccc-ccececesee 12
~ 4 - . = ee 159
- Sonneborn Sons, Ine......0.------0---00--000---20-- 161
STAINS—SHINGLE
The Barrett Co........-.-..c.ccce-ec- ...128

Breinig Bros...
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co...
Carr, Adams & Collier Co.
ittsburgh Plate Glass Co
rotection Prod. Mfg.
inert ons enti

Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, Ohio

L. Sonneborn Sons, Ine.................-.....2-....---- 161

bebe ES 13
~~ tenal

The oe Co... Lescechidaabesiilingsteapteinclasipma ainsi

Breinig Bros. .... Ck

Carr, Adams & Collier Co..................-.-...-.- 12

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co................-2-22--..+- 44

Sherwin-Williams Coe Cleveland, Ohio......

L. Sonneborn Sons, I - Se ctonnemeisinginiatintietasinninin

Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.......................-20.-.-- 13
RS—MOVABLE

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co..................... 190

I 194

STAIRS—DISAPPEARING

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................--. 190

._. Sees See Adv. this page

XE aS 194

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STAIRS—STEEL
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co..........0.2..0000000..... 183
Mesker Brothers Iron Co.......000..000000000...... 121
pi
STAIR TREADS—See Treads, Stair
STAIRWAYS—METAL
Mesker Brothers Iron Co............................. 121
STAIRWAYS—WOOD
Oh 9
Carr Adams & Collier Co.......0...000000000000000... 12
Curtis Companies, Ince................................. 33
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co...........00.0........ 190
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.....22.0..00....eece cece 13
eee
Crane Co... siaciaiiibncsiadetienadsiusgeecibaeeaee
ee I iiiakstnihiiialiinabiiieticiasnickdinsasensndiniienmveniendal 146
OR eee 140
STALLS TOILET
i daccda ahicide adh cneceitasepunibcceamecsnmasshisncereesiins 116
ee 170
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co....................... 50
x OL A 140
STALLS—URINAL
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary 8
aii aticreciantintennatsnrneceveunnian 116
STANCHIONS—CATTLE
I al slcnchrictivnitlonunaiaiienians 167
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co....2....0000..002.cccc eee 13
STANCHIONS—COLUMN
. . & i. 4
iia iinciciecttssennihinepiiiiamiainmaiens
— - “hae Machines, Tacking a
t
STAPLES—(For_ Sauties Machines)
L. Hansen Mfg. Chicago, IIl.......
STEEL. FABRICATED
I see diane 175
Sterling Wheelbarrow Co............0000000000..... 190
iin tine <cncanaginamnnecsitciowuiitidenaiih 3
Ol ie i acscerenisenvsnoierenetinnnn 22
STEEL—STRUCTURAL

Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp.......................-.
Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co....
Truscon Steel Co. EE Een
STEEL DOORS—See Doors, Steel
STEEL GRATINGS—See Gratings, Steel
STEEL SASH VENTILATORS—See
Ventilators, Steel Sash

STEEL SQUARES—See Squares, Steel
STOCK—DIMENSION
I Sy Cia i cheninntaiticasinncinhiondentnnenevdeainosin 9
eS Sawmills Sales Co., Kansas
Sn . SURI ies csleiasionsciteesidasnceciinsshGaltbadistinaniteitoetanhiniainagie’
Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack-
NER a

Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La...
Shevlin Pine Sales Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.......................ecsessee-- 13
STOCK—TANK
oe ee
Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack-
I i eine csaciaiinienitinteameinin
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis
STOCK TANKS
Edwards Mfg. Co
Harbor Plywood Corp., Hoqu am, Wash...
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.
STOKERS—CO

Combustioneer Division, Springfield, Ohio
Conco Corporation

Holland Furnace ad Holland, Mich

Peerless Mfg. Corp...

Round Oak Co...................
mich ay agg

L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc : ER OS
STON E—BUILDING

Briar Hill Stone Co...... ..... See adv. this page

— Quarries Corp., Burlington,

STOPS—BENCH ©

Stanley Toels, New Britain, Conn..............
STOPS—DOOR

I SR iatiinenincinnsinnieninmaaimaranetinn 187

Bradley Lbr. Co...

Coburn Trolley Track Co... sine
Curtis Companies... seititeaiaianidenegmemnden:
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. ENR neil 190
I al 136
H. B. Ives Co... EE Ca,
Knape & Vogt “Mfg. TAREE 179
f “— a eA
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Wagner Mfg. Co.............

Weyerhaeuser Sales Co
STORE FRONTS—See Fronts, Store
STORM DOORS—See Doors, Storm
—— DOOR CHECKS—See Checks,

oor
STORM SASH—See Sash, Storm
STORM SASH HARDWARE—See Hard-

ware, Storm Sash

STOVES—COAL—See Ranges, Coal
STOVES—GAS—See Ranges, Gas
STOVE cor Epon Pipe, Stove
STRAIGHT EDGE

Armstrong Cork Co....................... 128-129- ss

Jaeger Machine Co 18

Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J.............

Sata 183
STRAINERS—SEWER PIPE

i ET 170

I a a ila 160

RAE 38

STRAP HINGES—See Hinges, Strap
a. -~¥ HINGES—See Hinges, Sur-

STRUCTURAL STEEL—See Steel Struc-
sTUCCO

Certain-teed Prod. Corp..............0...cccccceeeeeee 45
TL ARE 14
Pe | re 119
Medusa Portland Cement Co....................... 29
Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co...............00000..... 158
5 Roe 31
amet Atlas Cement Co.. diate
TUCCO—WATERPROOFED

Oslesepate Sp See
a
Louisville Cement Co.................

Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co......
STUCCO COLORS—See Colors, Stucco
STUCCO MACHINES—See Machines,

Stucco
OS a care Sae Paints, Cement
an
STUCCO REINFORCING—See Rein forc-
ement and Stucco

EL
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis
Truscon Steel >
FE ae
SUPPORTS—BATH TUB
Wm. B. Lucke, Inc
SUN DIALS
Colorcrete Industries, Inc...........................
Majestic Co., Huntington, Ind.....................
SURFACE BOLTS—See Bolts, Surfoce
SURFACE HINGES—See Hinges, Sur-

face

SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS—See In-
struments, Surveying

~~ + CEILINGS —See Ceilings,

ii cicinicenriatiemininnsens 183
SWING SAWS—See Saws, Swing
SWITCHBOARDS—ELECTRIC

Frank Adam Electric Co............................. 166

SE 8rd Cover
SWITCH BOXES—See Boxes, Switch
SWITCH PLATES—See Plates, Switch

SWITCHES—ELECTRIC
Frank Adam Electric Co..................ccss-s-scssese 166
General Electric Co............................- .179
eee 3rd Cover
TABLES—DRAFTING—See Furniture,
Drafting Room

TABLES—SAW—See Saw Tables
TACKERS—See Machines, Tacking and
Stapling
TACKS (For Tacking Machines)
A. L. Hanson Mfg. Co., Chicago, IIl...........
TAMPERS—CONCRETE (Hand)—See
Tools, Cement Workers
TAMPERS—CONCRETE—( Machine) —
ee Machines, Tamping
TANKS—CLOSET
American Radiator & Standard amy...

TANKS—GRAIN
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co...................-...2..--2000 13
TANKS—HOT WATER STORAGE

TANKS—STEEL AND IRON

i cath hciaranirnintientinctiinnnticninanahannieteenth 116

I EF OY eee 175
TANKS—STOCK—See Stock Tanks
TANKS—WOOD

cme Redwood Distributors,
_ 85 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago, [ea -_

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ROTHERS

NAME
ADDRESS
CITY AND STATE

188
Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack-
i “See
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co................00...000000002- 13
TANKS—WATER
NE Sih csicinsndpaceasuaoninaabundeunnens 116
RE “RRS SE ne eere meres 175

TANK FITTINGS—See Fittings, Tank
TANK HEATERS—See Heaters, Tank
TAPES—MEASURING
Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J............
WRORTISTR IN CI a ccnccecescccccccsccccviceserecsenee 187
TARRED FELTS—See Felts, Tarred
Lap “eee
Edwards & C
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY ADVERTIS.
ING—See Advertising, Classified
Telephone Directory
bebe non any REGULATORS—See
hermostats
TENONERS
nee 143
TERMITE CONTROL
American Lumber & Treating Co............... as
SS a eee
TERRAZZO RUBBING MACHINES see

Machines, Terrazzo

THERMOSTATS
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary... 8
ail 6
Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich...........
Hotstream sg Cc 8
Peerless Mfg. Corp 1
THIMBLES—-CHIMNEY
RI INTE Chics cocnsecsnccsdivencenssscesieuese 170
Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich.........
Re OE eee 186
SS: ee eee 160
EES a renee Seen 38
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
Peerless Mfg. Corp | AS AS een 151
THIMBLES—_FLUE
Donley Brothers Co................-..--.-.-s«« cies 170
A rere 186
SE CII, Ct iciinticcisinncedcisascunesacnansieinancns 160
citi eines oacnietie avhiiundsiccipnsbein 38
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............
Peerless Mfg. Corp lt aaca es eaensalial 151
THRESHOLDS—_METAL
Allmetal Weatherstrip Co........................... 183
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
American Brass Co., New York, N. Y
PR 8 aS ae:
Donley Brothers Ce..igs....0..0.00..........-
OS ae
I ata in ends mannnhinntineinels
Master Metal Strip Service, Inc., Chicago,
THRESHOLDS—WOOD
a ea tlicorrenannmnitnninions 9
CURES COMNPRMIOG, Fii6.....c.nccceccceccceccereesseeass 33
Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., R. A. Long
Bidg., Kansas City, Mo...........................
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190

Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., 814
Barnett Bank Bldg., Jacksonville, Fla.

Frost Lumber Industries, Inc., Shreve-
acca cdiicisnieenbbunaiwonunten
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.......... Re EEF 13

WALL
RI TI Sain scscin. ccc eccsscsccisscesccsencesne 170
ES Es sinnvessmnadeinndanonntinnnenienal 175
Be I HEIs sc ckcansslebensiwsesssonaseeateniaty 186
I I i ous nasahucidnbanpnespiacciesantaans 160
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............
I ER visetsccdsn shetesstuavesncucsaacacenccusan 3
Re cssaivwnnsncnssinctenonesecchacecsandne 31
TIES—WIRE
ain ca cntscddacsncndenssiscccsveseses 3
TILE—ASBESTOS
EEE eee er ee 14
I 42
Tile-Tex Co., Chicago Heights, IIl...............
TILE—COMPOSITION
Armstrong Cork Co....................... 128-129- ia.
I ccntedsenbiibincnevansuntsoiedishenscaunetaeccucesuneseee
TILE—CORK
Armstrong Cork Co.......................128-129-132
TILE—FIBRE
I tatiana nina hsiskeisbnd ics oasiiinmaneinal ie 2
Certain-teed Products Corp... . 45
Fir-Tex Insulating Board Co 131
The Flintkote Co. . 39
Gibbs Boardtile Corp.,
pe eee ... 46
Johns-Manville ....................... EERE 14
Marsh Wall Products, Ince........................... 122
I inode ecbashaennbamaaeanee 142
UN Ali lit asvch sank tacadin ei Silsatidiicacinmas pedis 146
Co ee See
een prince hades 31
Wood Conversion Co...............................- -... 35
TILE—FIREPROOF
=) eS eee a
EERE REA een eae 14
TILE—FLOOR AND WALL
Armstrong Cork Co....................... 128-129-132
cal iciiscicsclacsaidninsonbedionsdinesntiasncnnabeue
Certain-teed Prod. Corp.............................-- 45
Fir-Tex Insulating Board Co....................... 131
SS EES 39
Gibbs Boardtile Corp., Chicago, ow idcimes
EE en 14
Lloyd Floor & Wall Tile Co......................... 186
Marsh Wall Products, Ine......................... 122
ia sa ialdehssgeiancsveaeppesdianh 142
Tile-Tex Co., Chicago Heights, III.............
U. S. Gypsum SSS eas ainaeies 31
Wood Conversion Co.. ee aide tease da: “Ta
Wright Rubber Prod. “Co., Racine, Wis.
TILE—GYPSUM
Celotex Corp............ Perr — a
Certain-teed Prod. Corp. ; eae 45
ee ea weiiiinsaicaa— ae
TILE —INTERLOCKING

Lay-More Tile Machine Co. See adv. this page
po Eee eee 35

BUILDING TILE

CONCRETE - INTERLOCKING
Less Cost
Made With Compressed Air
SEND FOR CATALOG

LAY-MORE TILE MACHINE CO.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND.

TILE—PARTITION
Oe ee ete 2
Certain-teed Products Corp....................... 45
Sr ie ici icsietainintinnascnialntieaane 31

TILE—ROOFING—See Roofing, Tile

TILE—RUBBER
Armstrong Cork Co....................... 128-129-132
Wright Rubber Prod. Co., Racine, Wis.

TILE—STEEL
CO 175
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............

TILE CEILINGS—See Ceilings, Tile

TILE HOOKS—See Carriers, Brick and

Tile
TINCLAD DOORS—See Doors, Tinclad
TINTS—WALL
a iain hemininnmnimmniaiansiiienll 156
Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co......................... 158
TOILET Sh am al Stalls, Toilet
TOOLS—CARPENTER:
Bostrom-Brady Mfg. Co., am
SE I ein ocnsncnecteennbehndbeinnbabthacsonniials 182
Landon P. Smith, Inc. ;
cues, Tools, New Britain, Conn..
OLS—CEMENT WORKERS

Colorerete See 160
————

mm co «Seen 174

Landon P. Bente, SSS 171
TOOLS—MASONS’

Calbar Paint & Varnish Co......................... 191

Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn.............
TOOLS—PLASTERERS

SO OS Oe 190
TOOLS—WEATHERSTRIP

Allmetal Weatherstrip Co............................. 183

Camer rams & Varniee Oe.................-.....<. 191

2 eS ae * 155

ee SS YY ee 162

Master Metal Strip Service, Inc., Chicago

IS Ts i inctcrsteccsecscacseiiescesecncresesns 194

Stanley Tools, New Britain, Conn...............

TOOL BAGS—See Bags, Tool

TOOL BOXES—See Boxes, Tool
TOOL GRINDERS—See Grinders, Tool
TOPS—COUNTER AND TABLE

American Window Glass Co.....................---- 34
NN cd nscnnccnndcninbenonninuinminniaceaits 9
eer 33
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................--. 190
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La.
Kitchen Maid Corp. linac lactsenealisnicleiaain 178
Libbey-Owen-Ford Glass Co...................-..- 50
Marsh Wall ao Hictiisosisiohaltacaliieumiens 122
2 eT 0 ee
TOWERS CONCRETE PLACING
sane cE RRR Re RT .186
OWE — ¢~ tree .
Truscon alia a alcceiabibianiaiibiaiaile

3
RACING CLOTHASee Cloth, Tracing
TRACK SLIDING DOOR
I apa caine 187
Coburn Trolley Track Co........................... 191

Swern 136
eS BD UF OS eee 179
SO eee 153
National Mfg. Co. nt ...4th Cover
"eee ee a.
Se

Co
TRACK BRACKETS Sea Brackets, Rail
es a COURSES FOR BUILDERS,

American Tech. Society, Chicago, IIl.
Chicago Tech. College, Chicago, IIl.......

International Correspondence Schools........
iii accctsemensscioneen 187
TRANSFORMERS ELECTRIC
> Eee 74
I I TO ois ccenscncccecccccesstucscccnc 179
TRANSITS
Bostram-Brady Mfg. Co., Atlanta, Ga.......
Keuffel & Esser Co., Hoboken, N.J...........
Warren- — EE AOS 187
CN eee ore 183

TRANSOM CHAINS—See Chains, Tran-

TRANSOM HARDWARE—See Hardware
TRANSOM VENTILATORS—See Venti-
lators, Transom

TRAPS—CESSPOOL
a aaa chess senseless aaiimaielis 116
SE anne eer ne 170
I a cliailalicinincelanlaiil 38
eC 151
TRAPS—GREASE
oo ee 170
TRAPS—RADIATOR
i alae leaccrencisnaepcnsininasiapeciahiinensasie 116
TRAYS—LAUNDRY
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary... 8
ee ee eemoiaicuae 116
TREADS—STAIR

Allmetal Weatherstrip Co........................... 183 |

Nats. 2. ayaa

Bradley Lbr. Co................. : 9
Carr, Adams & Collier Co..... —
Curtis Commented, [iie..........ccecccc.-ccccosccccsss 33
M. B. Farrin Lbr. Co., Cincinnati, Ohio

Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190
Frost Lumber Ind.,

Inc., Shreveport, La.

American Builder, April 1940.

TRESTLES—STEEL
Steel en Co., Evansville, Ind.........
Wagner Mfg. Co...... -153
TRIANGLES—See Instruments, Drawing
TRIM—DOOR
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
OS Ee
Carr, Adams & Collier Co..... ‘
Curtis Companies, Ine..............
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co 190
Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack-

“Se ee
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La.....
Kinzua Pine Mills Co., Kinzua, Ore...........
OOO Ba BR SR eee 179
Marsh Wall Products, Ince........................... 122
IED TIE, GR a iocconiecinenacasoningnen =
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.............
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma, Wash...
TE MO aisicccoiccsocatnaiceeaseiceanceacneninacesonnian 117
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co..................22..22-...... 13

TRIM—INTERIOR (Metal)
Allmetal Weatherstrip Co................2..22..0... 183

Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.

American Brass Co., New York,

i bh > ee,

ye Be 8 eee

Herron-Zimmers Moulding Co................. 161

Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co..................... . 50

Marsh Wall Products, Ince........................... 122

Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis...............
TRIM—INTERIOR (Tile)

Mareh Wall Products, Ine................c<-secsses. 122

kta iaiiteititaachiseipibeinitinevonmineinn 146

TRIM—INTERIOR (Wood)
gg | Lbr. C

i Adams & Collier Co...
OS eee
> Sawmills Sales Co.,
IY Pi tienes aiccaclgusiipsineielisibincamieiianibeiiimanioveds
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co......................... 190
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La.
Kinzua Pine Mills Co., Kinsua, Ore.............
Marsh Wall Products, Inc........................... 122
Walter G. Scrim, Los Angeles, Calif.........
Shevlin Pine Sales Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
po Ce ee 35
TRIM—WINDOW
Aluminum Co. of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
ON EE ae Lene
California Redwood Distributors,
5 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago, Ill
eee 33
Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., R. A. Long
Be MEN IEEE, BED iicccescnesscccaseucnstsent
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co......................... 190
Florida Louisiana Red Cypress Co., Jack-
i __ EPR ERRNO ae eo
Frost Lumber Ind., Inc., Shreveport, La.
Marsh Wall Products, Ince........................... 122
Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.......
Kinzua Pine Mills Co., Kinzua, Ore
Pacific Mutual Door Co., Tacoma, Wash...
; eee 1
Weyerhaeuser Sales C
TROLLEYS AND
pS Rea 18
Coburn Trolley Track
Wagner Mfg. Co
TRUCKS—HAND
Sterling Wheelbarrow Co......................-.--- 190
Lansing Co.
TRUCKS—MOTOR
Chevrolet Motor Division.........................- 24
General Motors Truck & Coach Division,
ese
International Harvester Co.,
Oe ee
TRUSSES—ROOF (Steel) s
I I, OI ciorsaisdacncacsseenienciocinsnntetiennshiiall 175
Se oasis iciceeiieieencnnsesnnnnansoun 3
TRUSSES—ROOF (Wood)
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.........-..----------000--+0"" 13
TRY AND MITRE SQUARES—See
Squares, Try and Mitre
TUBS—BATH
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary... 118

TUBS—LAUNDRY
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary... §
7 ernie eam 116

TUB HANGERS—See Hangers, Bath Tub

UNBREAKABLE GLASS—See Glass,

Unbreakable
UNIT HEATERS—See Heaters, Unit
. URINALS
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary... 8

VALVES—RADIATOR
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary... : 8

Edwards Mfg. Co...........
National Radiator Co.
VALVES—WATER MIXING
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary... §
Crane Co. 116
National Radiator Co................-------- 152
VAPOR SYSTEM HEATING PLANTS—
See Heating Plants, Vapor
VARNISHES

I a iiiiccntncnctisacdanenisontioumnennensemicnna ae
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co..........-..-------
Pecora Paint Co.................. seveneeed
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co...... eenegneensere 4
Sherwin-Williams Co., ene , Ohio...-.- 61
L. Sonneborn Sons, Ince.................-.-----+- 1

VARNISH REMOVERS See Removers,
Paint and Varnish

VENEERS—WOOD 33
Curtis Companies............................cccessceeoe 90
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co.......-..----:-- 1
Frost mber Ind., Inc., Shrevenort, La. 92
Marsh all Products, Inc.. en soe dS

« S. Plywood Corp...............c0....cescscoesenoee* .

The

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American Builder, April 1940.

VENETIAN BLINDS—See Blinds,
Venetian
VENTILATING GRILLES—See Grilles

AUTOVENT
KITCHEN FANS

@ Remote Control eliminates
unsightly cords, chains, nan
dies. @ Self operating

@ Non-overioading a

* oreimed Ratings seoures
ears Of service without costly maintenance.

_ Get ‘Bulletin No. 203-A.

AUTOVENT FAN & BLOWER CO.
1809-17 N. Kostner Ave. Chicago, Ill.

VENTILATORS—KITCHEN
American Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
Autovent Fan and Blower Co................---
eae aia tention ncaitaneccnembisie See adv. this nae

Duplex Products Co............-.----------++++++0+2-- 191
General Electric Co...................0..--c0..-0- 20-21
16 Wi ePOTUES OB iciicccccceccerscencsnesranossenesversonnccnneseece 38
1 Victor Electric, Cincinnati, Ohio................

161 Shepler a See adv. this page

3 KITCHEN VENT. FANS
Complete Line of Wall,
. 9 Ceiling, Chimney Types
. 56 Write for literature &

. 12 prices.

. 33
; SHEPLER MFG. CO.

$15.00
(#12) PITTSBURGH, PA. Liberal discounts to Pui ders |

.190 —_—
hi VENTILATORS—ROOF
,. SSE 194
122 Autovent Fan and Blower Co., Chicago, III.
. SE =e eee 1
L. Edwards Mfg. Co.
.. 35 Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wis.........
Pe E, iaiitiisiuicintiiideniaiisaiiieneiiiiainene 14
.. VENTILATORS—STEEL SASH
« § i Ee 23
“9 Mesker Brothers Iron Co....................... 121
- Truscon Steel Co.. hiadacaitaide ae
.. 38 Victor Electric, Cincinnati, Ohio................
Zz VENTILATORS—TRANSOM
-oo Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co.....................190
...190 a eee 23
ke Victor Electric Products, Inc., 2950 Rob-
woe ertson Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio................
a. VENTILATORS—WALL
..122 Air Controls, Inc...............
- Autovent Fan and Blower Cx Chicago, =,
Donley Brothers Co.
\e-- Duplex Products Co
ET Kewanee Mfg. Co.... a
. 18 EE RRS ER eee oe 2)
i. Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee,
.---187 Victor Electric Pdts., Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
191 VENTILATORS—WINDOW
158 Air Controls, Inc...............
Autovent Fan and Blower C
....190 Hope’s Windows, Inc..........
me 178 Mesker Brothers Iron Co.
Victor Electric Pdts., Inc., Cin
— 24 VENTS—ROOF
on, ee Se a iliiiasssransecscotniinaiiehsbesionans 123
renee VIALS—LEVEL
Ill. Bostrom-Brady Mfg. Co., Atlanta, Ga.......
wens 30 pe + eee 187
re ok, ae
ones 175 VIBRATORS—CONCRETE—See also
sees 3 —- a ;
Mall Tool Co... 7 Jenicaeintameaeeaee
13 ..... i SiG aeaRES: 162
e VISES—BENCH
I a ial 116

y..... 8 WAINSCOTING—MARBLE (Artificial)
Gibbs Boardtile Corp., Chicago, IIl.............
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co.. alii. ae
ee Tile-Tex Co., Chicago Heights, Ill.............
wae: 116 ae
WAINSCOTING—TILE
lass, aR ie ae ee 2
: Gibbs Boardtiie Corp., Chicago, IIl.............
Jnit Johns-Manville .... ae
g Tile-Tex Co., Chicago ‘Heights, RS
y---- 5 aE i aE ER 146
WALL ANCHORS—See Anchors, Wall
‘ WALL BOARDS—See Boards, Wall
'Y ++ 16 WALL BOXES—See Boxes, Wall
seasons tH WALL BRACKETS See Brackets, Wall
ae: 1 WALL — NG—See Coverings,

ee. Wal
WALL FINISH—See Finish, Wall
WALL FURRING—See Furring, Wall
eae 116 WALL LINING—See Lining, Wall
eee A B2 WALL J. ORNAMENTS —See Ornaments,

WALL. *PLASTER—See Plaster |

WALL P LUGS —See Plugs,
= 160 ware REG ase ™ tee,
nw 59 WALL TIES—See Ties, Wall
ead 44 WALL THES. Tile, _Floor and Wall

L TINTS—S
cau 161 — c_ VENTILATORS ~See Ventilat-
WALL. WINDOWS —See Windsw
WALL SIZE—See S
.. 33 en ~~ oe FIXTURES —See Fixtures,
“* WARM — FURNACES—See Heating

Plan
acca 22 WASHERS—LEAD
The Deniston Co., Chicago, Ill.

WASHSTANDS
Pe Radiator & Standard Sanitary.... 8
Crane 116
WATER ‘CLOSETS—See Closets, Water
WATER FILTERS—See Filters, Water
WATER HEATERS—See Heaters, Wa-

ter

WATER MIXING VALVES—See Valves,
Water Mixing

WATER REGULATORS—See Regulat-
ors, Water

WATER SOFTENERS—See Softeners,
Water

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS

I il lice itinicenisnern 116
WATER TANKS—See Tanks, Water
WATERPROOFED STUCCO—See Stuc-

co, Wate ofed
WATERPROOF ING—BRICK

. Ft EE Cees $2
Breinig Bros... SES
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co....................... 191
Colorcrete Industries, Inc........................... 160
2 EL OS emanates 39
Medusa Portland Cement Co..................... 29
eS OO ee 159
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co........................... 44

Protection Prod. Mfg. Co., Kalamazoo,
A a

L. Sonneborn Sons, ae
WAT CRPROOFING.CEMENT™
Barber Asphalt Corp......................- ee
, lL ke
einai cieiccgieebninichiebacbanininel 187
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co......................... 191
Colorcrete Industries, Inc...................... ..160
I I cnoidal 170
- 2 f See aes 39
.. f° h | roe y 156
eC EL 58
Marsh Wall Products, Inc................... ..122
Medusa Portland Cement Co..................... 29
Pecora Paint Co... inbiviniadsnimiageananee
Pittsburgh Plate I aie aie 44

Protection Prod. Mfg. Co., Kalamazoo,
SIL: sutehneencnatiiehicnmmanthbighiieinenionnssoliicn

Ruberoid Co... iiiblahdialictaacnalenkaimeneossicsibeiaiics 42
L. Sonneborn Sons, (CSAS EERR ROR 161
The Texas Co., w York City, N.Y.........
WATERPROOFING 1 RON
, ARERR eee 123
Calbar Paint & Varnish Co......................... 191
r,t. ..sg 39
Protection Prod. Mfg. Co., Superior Ave.,
SIN
WATERPROOFING—LIME
National Mortar & Supply Co................... .155
Ohio Hydrate & Supply Co.................0....... 158
i J SR —s

WAX—FLOOR
American Floor Surfacing Machine Co.....134

Armstrong Cork Co....................... 128-129-132
LTA ETI TLE: 187
nk ee I irc ciassdasicanninnsnstinoniendinsiiniiedeitetnniiti 56
Congoleum-Nairn Ince.....................00...scceeee-- 115
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co...............2.........-- 44
a eee 161

Tile-Tex Co., Chicago Heights, IIl..
WAXING MACHINES—See Machines,

Waxing
WEATHERSTRIPS
Allmetal Weatherstrip Co........................... 183
De ee A 53
oo OU Eee
ei #Y & Sees 162
Hilger Co., St. Cloud, Minn.........................

Master Metal Strip Service, Inc., Chicago

———_ — Weatherstrip Corp., St.
“i ST ae
WEATHERSTRIP TOOLS—See Tools,

Weatherstri
WEDGES— S—HAMMER, AXLE, HANDLE

el ES
WHE ELBARROWS ALL KINDS
Construction Machinery Co................. 154-183
ES, 160
a ear be
Sterling Wheelbarrow Co. 90

“WHERE TO BUY IT” SERVICE See
Advertising, Telephone Directory
WINDOWS—CASEMENT (Steel)

Detroit Steel Products Co.......................--+ 27
Hope’s Windows, Inc...............22....cc000-eeee0ee 23
{} =e 160
Mesker Brothers Iron Co....................-...--.121
SI dian 3
Vo le CUD ee eae 154
WINDOWS—CASEMENT (Wood)
Ee 53
Carr, Adams & Collier Co........................... 12
Curtis Companion, Ine................................ 33
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....................... 190

Florida Louisiana Red aeeens Co., Jack-
sonville, Fla

Weyerhaeuser OO EEE 13
WINDOWS—DOUBLE-HUNG ——.,
Detroit Steel Products Co.........................
i. ae 33
Kewanee Mfg. aR idtsinitinsiscnpcaietialed 160
Mesker Brothers Iron Co..........................- 121
_ =p SEE f,.
Vento Steel Products Co....................00........

WINDOWS—DOUBLE- HUNG “(Wieod)
Andersen Corp.

Carr, Adams e Collier ea RE pts aaa i2
Curtis Companies, Imé...:...............00......-..-. 33
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co................... 190
N. S&S. W. Co., Detroit, Mich.........................

Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.........00..00000000000...---- 13

WINDOWS—FACTORY vena )

Detroit Steel Products Co................... .
Hope’s Windows, Ine......0000000.. occ cece eee eee 23
> _ eae 187
Mesker Brothers Iron Co.................. 121
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WINDOWS—GARAGE Gus )

Detroit Steel Products Co........................... 27
Donley Brothers Co........................... sta 170
EE ee 23
A 160
Mesker Brothers Iron Co............................. 121
, 8 OSes 3
ss fF. eee 154
WINDOWS—GARAGE (Wood)
PL RE 53
Carr, Adams & Collier Co............................. 12
ee eee 33
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co....... SS |
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.............................-. 13
WINDOWS—HOGHOUSE (Steal)
Detroit Steel Products Co......................... me
Kewanee Mfg. Co............... .160
Mesker Brothers Iron Co.......... 121
Milcor Steel, Co., Milwaukee, Wis... i
Vento Steel Products Co........................- 154
WINDOWS—HOLLOW METAL
Donley Brothers Co.. i ve
ee pee
Mesker Brothers Iron Co....................2..-0000- «
pC
WINDOWS—HORIZONTAL SLIDING

Ce iiictindicieitaatitccticiciccnnnnanniniecnnons
WINDOWS__LOUVRE (Steel)

I nc cstanncnent 23
WINDOWS—PUTTYLESS
Detroit Steel Products Co....... banat ee
ee ene 170
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Ee 190
a 3 160
ie 38
Mesker Brothers - om a ee 121
Vento Steel Prod. 154
WINDOWS REVERSIBLE (Metal)
Detroit Steel Products Co....................... 27

Mesker Brothers Iron Co. 121
WINDOWS—REVERSIBLE (Wood)

Weyerhaeuser Sales Co... occ
WIN DOWS ROOF (Steel)

Detroit Steel Products Co..........0.........0000... 27
Mesker Brothers Iron Co......................... 121
OE ;
WINDOWS—ROOF (Wood)
Carr, Adams & Collier Co......................... 12
_{_ =e 33
Farley & Loetscher “_- Se 190
Wereeneenees | SRE 13
WIN WS WIRE GLASS
bidenetnidnsaahinpsstennenbent 27

Detroit Stel Products Co
eee ~ af CASINGS—See Casings, Win-

WINDOW FRAMES—See aaa Sash
WINDOW GLA Gla
WINDOW GUARDS—See Guards, Win-

dow
WINDOW SCREENS—See Screens, Win
dow and Door
WINDOW TRIM—See Trim, Window
WINDOW VENTILATORS—See Venti-
lators, Window
WIRE—INSULATED
Amer. Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio
| eee 179
National Electric aoe poor. iicecouts alec 182
WIRE—STOVE P
—— Wire Co., i a
WIRE CLOTH—See Cloth, Screen
S—See Doors, Wire
S—See Glass, Wire
WIRE GRATINGS—See Gratings, Wire
vee NETTING—See Netting, Wire
WIRE SCREENING—See Cloth, Screen
WIRING EQUIPMENT—ELECTRIC

Frank Adam Electric Co......0000000000000.cccccesee

Gemerel TOGRIES OO... ncccccccsecccecosccccccocccecese 179

National Electric Prod. Corp.......................

SR eT 38rd Cover
ee ee oe

oo OY eee 179

National ears pres. ae. 182

umns, Wood

WOOD FILLERS—See Fillers, Wood

WOOD PRESERVATIVES—See Preserv-
atives, Wood

WOOD SHINGLES—See Roofing

WOOD STAINS—See Stains, Wood

WooD PRESERVING SERVICE

American Lumber & Treating Co............. 114
WOODWORK
ee ee 9
Carr, Adams & Collier Co............00.0000000..... 12
LE eae 33
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co...................... 190
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co........0....00...ccccccccececeee 13
OODWORKERS—COMBINATION
DeWalt Products Corp..................ccccecosccccee 1
Master Woodworker Mfg. Co..................... 174
Parks Woodworking Machine Co............... 190
Porter-Cable eas Se 167
TO 51
hala <-> _aeanettatetaat decane
WOODWORKING MACHINERY—See
Machinery. Woodworking
WOOL—MINERAL
: 2 | “i ee 123
ps ws. Qo. A See cable 36
. -* “| SRS 39
Gen. Insul. & Mfg. Co., Alexandria, Ind.....
Hilger Co., St. Cloud, Minn.........................
SM ee sidtiiamenasainbas 46
I i 14
i eer 42
s § ST “eee: 31

WRECKING BARS—See Bars, Wrecking
WROUGHT IRON TRELLIS
Cincinnati Iron Fence Co....... ..183
ZINC NAILS—See Nails, ‘Recfiag
oe — PASTE—See Paste, Zinc
ain

LESS

“Show Me the Man with an EMPIRE
LEVEL in his Tool Kit... And I'll show
you a Careful Workman!”

Skilled Workmen prefer the ‘“‘Extreme Accuracy’’ of EMPIRE

LEVELS, with their Interchangeable, easy-to-r

Vials and Vial Cases. Empire Levels are ALL that

Building Tool should be—carefully balanced

ient, sturdy, attractive—the kind you'll use with pride. Broken

Ys Cases may be economically replaced on the job—ne fuss or
jay.

pryesyes a

Empire Aluminum Levels are EMPIRE No. 151-E Aluminum Level with 2
Built to a Standard That Meets levels and 4 plumbs, or 2 plumbs and 2/45°
U. S. Government Specifications. rey} and INTERCHANGEABLE VIAL CASES

EMPIRE LEVEL MFG. COMPANY

“*Level Specialists for the Nation's Craftsmen’’
715 SOUTH SIXTH STREET MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

8 full-sized machines
in one unit!

And each of the 8 is independently operated. With
the Model ‘‘A’’ you are really equipped to do a
complete job.
MODEL “A”
PLANING MILL
SPECIAL

Compact and sturdy,
this wonderful Parks
unit takes up small
space and is built to
give years of reliable,
economic service. The
cost is surprisingly
low.

Complete line of individual and combination machines

Good Woodworking Machines Since 1887

THE PARKS WOODWORKING MACHINE CO.
Dept. BL-4 1524 Knowlton Street Cincinnati, Ohio

THIS 1S THE STRONGEST CART MADE

Tray is 12 Gauge —6 Cubic Feet Capacity.
Wheels 42 Inches Diameter. Flat or Oval Tires,
with Piain or Roller Bearings. Trunnion Axles.

EASILY WHEELED oe EASILY DUMPED

STERLING WHEELBARROW CO.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

American Builder, April 1940.

CATALOGS-
(Continued from page 187)

cialties of the extensive Carr, Ryder & Adams line. Entrance
doors, casement windows, fireplace mantels, bookcases, china cases,
kitchen cabinets and cabinet units, and breakfast nook sets are
included.—CARR, RYDER & ADAMS CO., Dubuque, Ia.

“UNMASKING THE GREAT AMERICAN DELUSION”’—
That “you have to be cold to be healthy” is unmasked in an en-
tertaining, yet convincing way, in a remarkable little 16-page
brochure prepared by the National Coal Association. It has to
do with house heating, with special reference to the types of fuel
and the proper modern way to utilize coal. Some very interesting
cost figures are included NATIONAL COAL ASSN., South-
ern Bldg., Washington, D.C., and 307 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago.

“HOW TO ACQUIRE A NEW HOME AT LESS THAN
ONE DOLLAR PER DAY”’—Here is just the book for the
prospective home builder or owner who asks “what about this
new deal on low cost homes ?—pay like rent.” Prepared as part
of the promotional materials for the 1940 program of the Na-
tional Small Homes Demonstration, Inc., this book contains
several good low-cost home designs and a full explanation of
how to finance them at $1.00 a day. Copies are obtainable through
your local state or regional retail lumber dealer association, or
from—NATIONAL SMALL HOMES DEMONSTRATION,
Inc., 1337 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D.C.

NEW UNI-POINT RADIAL SAW—A new big” broadside
illustrates this new and unique universal machine, of which the
manufacturer states, “Cuts everything—including your costs!”
It is offered in two sizes, Junior and Senior, and with motor
power ranging from % to 7% H.P. Sawing, dadoing, routing,
and shaping operations are easily handled with the several attach-
ments and the ingenious mounting of this machine with its work
table—AMERICAN SAW MILL MACHINERY CO., Hack-
ettstown, N.J.

$189.52 for 1940 BOSS 3%S

As illustrated With cushion or pneumatic

tires
e
Built to A.G.C. standards

2 H.P. Stover engine
a

Timken bearings

Heavy duty springs
*

New Boss catalog just off the
press
All Sizes
Mixers—Hoists—Carts
Write today—save 25%

THE AMERICAN CEMENT MACHINE CO., Inc.

Dept. C. KEOKUK, IOWA

Just what every home

Sash owner wants—and there’s

Doors real profit in selling and

Blinds installing the Quality-bilt

Stairway. For new or old

Susans homes—easily __ installed,

Seseens easily operated. Strong,
Mouldings 4

rigid, safe.
Cabinet Work . ll de-
Gece Weak Write today for fu

tails. Address Dept. AB-
Colonial 440
Entrances

Basement
Sash Units

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American Builder, April 1940.

DOUGLAS FIR PLYWOOD PROMOTION—A package of
new helps for dealers, contractors, architects is ready for distri-
bution. A heavy varnished paper wall hanger gives actual thick-
ness and characteristics of the five association registered grades
and thicknesses ranging from 3/16 to 1-3/16 inches, 3-ply to 7-ply.
A 16-page handbook reprints the Sweet’s Catalog file data for
1940, and a bright consumer piece in envelope stuffer form fea-
tures “The House in the Sun,” a Los Angeles design that is
worth studying DOUGLAS FIR PLYWOOD ASSN., Tacoma,
Wash.

“KEES HARDWARE SPECIALTIES”—Catalog No. H-18
has 24 pages and covers detailing the popular Kees items such as
screen and storm sash hangers and hardware, corner braces,
window guards, metal building corners for all types of siding,
‘wall plugs, wall ties, etc—F. D. KEES MANUFACTURING |
CO., Beatrice, Nebr.

“MONARCH MAINTENANCE MATERIALS”—Catalog No.
42 is an attractive handbook of 16 pages covering the Monarch
plastic roof cement, caulking compound, patching compound, water-
proofing, aluminum paint, et—-MONARCH WATERPROOF-
ING PRODUCTS CO., 1522 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo.

ALL-STEEL GARAGE DOORS—The all-steel door at a wood
door price and of the up-and-over type is illustrated and described
in a folder giving “21 points.” Standard sizes offered are 8’ wide
y 7’, 76” and 8’ in height—DIXON DOOR CO., Inc., Van
Buren, Ind.

“CELOTEX PRODUCTS FOR SOUND INSULATION’—
An 8-page technical bulletin by the Research Engineering De-
partment discusses the transmission of sound through walls of
different types. Fourteen different forms of wall or partition
construction are analyzed with respect to sound transmission.
Floors and ceilings and noise leakage around doors are also in-
cluded—_THE CELOTEX CORP., 919 N. Michigan Ave.,

Chicago.

For ASBESTOS SHINGLE SIDING
CALBAR

CAULKING
COMPOUND

It is necessary to seal Nail Holes, Corners and Open-
ings around Windows and Doors in order to provide
a a. Waterproof Job—Use Calbar Caulking Com-

und.
all Shingle Siding usually requires a brilliant
White color or brilliant Light Gen other colors can
also be furnished. Made in several Grades, easily applied with
Calbar Pressure Gun.

Send for information or order thru your Jobber.

CALBAR PAINT & VARNISH CO.
Manufacturers of Technical Products
2612-26 N. MARTHA ST.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.

LOW COST MACHINE
BLOCK-BRICK-TILE

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BECAUSE—they are efficient, self-contained,
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BECAUSE—they make block, building tile and
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514 Ottawa Ave. land, Michigan

PIONEERS OVER 30 YEARS

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COOKING ODORS
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jodel shown below can be installed in

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The Robbins & Myers motors used are qu economical

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Contractors and speculative
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most economically with Co-

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It will pay pty to investigate
the possibi
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ities. Write to-

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TRADE NAMES OF ADVERTISERS

**A’’, Metal Lath, Truscon Steel Co., Youngstown, Ohio
ACOUSTILITE Fiberboard Acoustical Treatment,’ The Insulite Co., Sluncepetio, im.

R SLAB, AIR-O-KORE, Veneered Doors, Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Dubuque, Iow
AJAX, Ladd der, Root and Shingling Brackets, ajax Building Bracket Go. Cleveland Heights,

hio
AKLO Heat-Absorbing Plate Glass, Bo yt -Ford Giase Co., Toledo, Ohio
RON for a num Co. America, Pittsburgh, Pa.

A
ALCOA ‘Aluminum, yt — Co. te
A Hardware, Allith-Prouty, Inc., Danvil lle

LMETAL We atherstrip, Allmetal Weatherstrip eg Chicago, Il.
ALL STEEL SELF RISING, Doors, Dixon Door Co., Van Buren, Ind.
ALL NT, Elect

ectric Fans, Autovent Fan & Blower ’Co., Chicago, Ill.

JMILITE, Venetian mitees. Chicago Venetian Blind Co., Chicago, Ill.; Germain Prod-

sees ales tee n Blind Div., Saginaw, Mich.; Patterson Venetian Blind Corp.,

ndianaj Ss

ALUMINA, lectro-Galvanized co Cloth, Reynolds Wire Co., Dixon, Ill.

AMBRAC, Coppe tals, The American Brass Co. Waterbury, Conn. and New York, N.Y.
AMENICAN-PONTIAG, “Gas- Fired Water Heaters, Hotstream Heater Co..

N, Bi Fence ona x ¥ Fence Posts, American Steel & Wire Co..

Clev

AMERICAN, Barbed. Wire
Cleveland, Ohio, Chica: and Ni °

AMERICAN, oo Hoists, ‘American Saw Mill Machinery Co., Hackettstown, N.J.

AMEEIOOS, noe uxe, Hercules, Low Boy and Duplex Floor Polishers, American Floor
Surf Machine Co., Toledo, -_—

AMERICAN. eating Equipment, Ame! rican Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp., New
York, N.Y. and Pittsburgh, Pa

AMERICAN, Rapid Po meg. | Terrazzo Floor Rubbing Machines, American Floor Surfacing
Machine Co., T

AMERICAN, Standard, Light Bight, Ch Semin and Handy Floor Sanders, American Floor
Surfacing Machine Co. -» Toledo, O

AMERICAN J. gy -SEAL, vensoalens _- Finish, American Floor Surfacing Machine

Toledo, Ohio
AMERICAN SANDERPLANE, Belt Sander, American Floor Surfacing Machine Co., Toledo,

AMERICAN SPINNER, Disc Sander, American Floor Surfacing Machine Co. » Toledo, Ohio
ANACONDA, Figg ge Name for products, The American Brass Co., Waterbury, Conn. and

New Yor

ANCOVER. Building ‘Paper. Angier Corp., Framingham, Mas .

> Basement sows, Casement + aaa Horizontal Sliding Windows, Master
Fra Andersen Corp., Bayp Min

ANDERSEN NARROLINE, Double Suns Windows, Andersen Corp., Bayport, Minn.

ANSULATE, Reinforced Building Paper, Angier Corp., Framingham, Mass.

ARKANSAS SOFT PINE, Interior Trim, End-Matched ‘and Plain End Flooring, and Common
aa Arsene sas Rock, Ark.

pay er Soft Pine Bureau, Boyle Bidg., Little
ARMC got I American Rolling Mill Co., Middletown, Ohio ;
ARMCO’ PAINTGREP Galvanized Sheets, American Rolli Mill Co. - Middletown, | Ohio
ARMC EAL-KRIMP, Metal I

@, American Rolling Mill oes Middletown, Ohic
RMCO ideas Steel, American Rolling hio
ARMOR-LITE, Bullet-Proof Glass, American Window Glass Co., tovittsburgh, Pa.
ARMORPLY, Metal-Covered Plywood, U. S. Plywood Corp., New York, N. Y.
ARMSTRONG, Linoleum, Armstrong Cork Co., Lancaster, Pa
AU baby Si mak A _— Fans and Kitchen Ventilators, Autovent Fan & Blower Co.,
hicago, e

BALSAM-WOOL, Insulating Blanket, Wood Conversion Co., St. Paul, Minn. =
—_«K Finishing Lime; Brick Mortar, National Mortar & Supply Co.,
urgh, Pa.
BARBER GENASCO, Roofings, art. Begg Asphalt Coatings, Insulating Felts.
Asphalt Mastic, Barber r, N. J.
BARB-LOCK, Shingles, Barber Asphalt Corn, Barber, N. J.
BARLIK, Wall Board, Tylac Co., Monticello, Ill.
HOLT, Roof wnas, Vents and Connections, The Barrett Co., New York, N. Y.
BEAVER, wes posed; Gi — Board; Gypsum Sheathing; Gypsum Plaster, Certain-teed
-» New York
BECKMAN- DAN SON, Products’ d’ The ‘Flintkote Co., w York, N. Y.
BELDEN, Face Brick, Common Brick, Floor Tile, Vferitese Facing Tile, Belden Brick
Co.; Canton, Ohio
BESTWALL, Gypsum Wallbo:
as tal Bulkheads, Scuttles and Windows, Bilco Mfg. Co., New
BILDRITE, Sheathing, The Insulite Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
BL END TEX, Insulating Plank and Tile, U. Gypsum Co., Chica: Til.
sane te mt Bale Ties, American Steel & ire Co., Gleveland, "Ohio, Chicago and

BOSS, Mixers, “Hoists, Concrete Carts, American Cement Machine Co., Keokuk, Ia

BRADLEY BRAND, Hardwood Lumber, Oak Flooring, Hardwood and Pine Shingles, Bradley
Lbr. Co. of Arkansas, Warren rk.

BRIAR HILL, Ashlar Sandstone Veneer Wall Facing, Briar Hill Stone Co., Glenmont,

o
BRILAC, 4 hour Enamel, Breinig Bros., Inc., Hoboken, N. J.
«~~ ees Masonry and Stucco Cement, Non-Staining dbene Mason’s Cement, Louisville
ent Co., Louisville, Ky
BROWNSKIN, boi mpl “Sheathing Paper, ———— Wall Flashing, Pipe Wrapping.
nd wel Sleeves, Ang Corp., Framingham, Mass.
BROWNSKIN, VAPOR. “SEAL” Insulating and Sheathing "paper, Angier Corp., Framingham,

BRUCE, * Strip Flooring, Wood Block Flooring, Patterned Hardwood Floors, Tuf-Lustre
Rruce-Way Floor Finishes, E. L. Bruce Co., Memphis, Tenn.
BRYCO-VAR, 4 hour All-Purpose Varnish, Breinig Bros., Inc., Hoboken, N. J.

CADWALL- —., potta Philippine Mahogany Paneling, CadwaHader Gibson
0., ngele: ‘a

CAPITOL, Hot Water and Steam Boilers and Radiators, U. S. Pamintor Corp., Detroit, Mich.

CAPITOLAIRE, Warm Air Furnaces, U. S. Radiator oy Detroit, M

CAREY, Asphalt and —~ Roofing, Sheathing and Soubaaiag "Materials, The Philip

rer. Co. Ohio.
esis INE, Asbestos ne Shingles, Scored Sheathing, The Philip Carey Co.,

Cc RA ctural Glass, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Coes Piuren, Pa
CARR-dor, Overhead Acting Garage Door, Carr, Adams & Collier Co., Dubuque, Iowa
CA Lan? ENITE, Wall Covering. Marsh Wall Products, Inc. » Dover, Ohio
CEDA’LINE, Closet Lining, E. L. Bruce Co., eens, Tenn
CELLOWARE, Bathroom Fixtures, B & T Floor Co., lumbus, Ohio
CELOTEX, Adhesives; Hardboard; Rock Wool; Finish Plank; Building Board: Protection

Board; Tile Board; Roof Insulation; Key-Joint Units, Celotex Corp., Chicago, Il.
ae CEM ESTO. Asbestos coment Insulating Wall Boars. =e nes icago, Ill

xB 5
CELOTEX enn FFIC TOP, Celotex Cup. Chicago, Tl.
CELOTEX TRIPLE-SEALED, fing Products, Gelotex: alg Chicago, Il.
CELOTEX VAPOR- SEAL, Lath & Sheathing, Celotex ge Chicago, Ill.
CEMCOAT, Filler and pao and Interior and xterior Paints, L.
Son ne., New York, ty
TICO. Masonry Paint, U. S. Gypsum Co., Chicago, Il.
Gas Ranges, National Radiator Co., Johnstown, Pa.
ENTURY PROGRESS, Flooring. Masonite Corp., Chicago, Ill.
CERTAIN-TEED. Asphalt Shingles and Roofing; Roof Coatings and Cements; Asphalt
and Tarred Felts; Partition Tile: Insulating Paper; Brick-Tex Asphalt Siding:

ard, Certain-teed Prod. Corp., New York, N. Y.
Haven, Conn.

Be
ars
z
fo,

Sonneborn

in-teed Prod. Corv.. New York,
CP (CERTIFIED PERFORMANCE) Gas Ranges, American Gas Association, Yow ork, N. Y
CERTI d Cedar Shingles, Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, Seattle,
H. & E. Contractors Equipment, H. . Manufacturing Co., Milwaukee, * Wis.
CHROMEDGE, Metal Mouldings, B & T Floor Co., — mbus, hio
CLERESPAN, Joists, Truscon Steel Co., Youngstown,
MC, Concrete Mixers, Hoists, Saw ng Concrete carts and Wheelbarrows, Construc-
tion Machinery Co., Waterloo, Iow:

Prime Contractors’ Pumps, Construction pee A Co., Waterloo, low
ick: Door Hangers; Overhead Hardware Sets; ling’ Ladders and Sonorai?
Systems, Coburn Trolley Track Co., Holyoke, Mass.
COLOR CLEAR, Libbey-Owens-Ford Goss Co., Toledo, Ohio
CoLescant. Brick, Stucco and Mortar Colors and Waterproof Coatings: Cement
rick, seneperete ptock and Hollow Tile Machines and Molds, Colorcrete Industries
ioe ,. Holland
COLUMBIA, (3-C Brand) Calcium Chloride for Concrete Curing, Dust Control, Ice Con-
trol, and Tractor Tire and Fire Barrel Anti-Freeze, Columbia Alkali Corp., New

York, N.
COMBUSTIONEFR, Automatic Stokers for Homes and pany Combustioneer Division
of The Steel Products Engineering Co., Springfield,
COMMANDER, Fibre Boards, Upson Co.. Lockport, N.
posta gi Coal Stokers, Oil Burner and Gas Heating Plants, Conco Corporation, Mendota, Til.
ENT. Attic Ventilating Fans, Autovent Fan & Blower Co., Chicago, Ill.
COPPERS KIN, Dampproofing and Waterproofing Paper, Angier r Corp., Framingham. Mass.
COPFERSE 170 VAPOR-SEAL, Insulating and Sheathing Paper, Angier Corp., Framing-

as.
COSALCO, Metal Frames, Cases and Mouldings, Colonial Sales Corp., New York, N. Y.
COTSWOLD, ee INTERNATIONAL, Casement Windows, Hope's Windows, Inc.,

Jam
CRAW- FIR. DOR. Fir Door Institute. Tacoma Blde.. Tacoma, Wash.
C-S-I, Certain-teed Structural Insulation, Certain-teed Prod. Corp., Ne York. N.
C-S-I, Interior Finish: Tile Board; Finish Plank; — 3 Sheathing: vAsphalied Key
ap Lath: Roof Insulation, Certain-teed ew York,
CURTIS, Woodwork, Curtis Companies, Inc., Clinton, MO iowa

DANDIE Mixers, Koehring Co., Milwaukee, Wisc

DELTABFSTON. DELTAGILASS, Insulated Wire, General Electric Co., Appliance &
erch. Dept., Bridgeport onn

DE LUXE, Kitchen Cabinets. Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co., Dubuque, Towa

DENCO, Lead-Head Nails, The Deniston Co., Chicago, TI.

ome Ornamental Picket Fence, Portable Corncribs, Illinois Wire & Mfg. (ec
DEWALT "Woodworking Tools, DeWalt Products Corp., Lancaster, 7
DIXIE, Gas-Fired La an gage Water Heaters. Re Heater Co., Cleveland, Ohio

erstri
DRAFT-O-STATS, Domestic, comuneceial and. Industrial Draft Controls, Hotstream
ve io

DREADNAUGHT, Floor ‘Sanders Speed Edge Wizz-ard Floor Surfacing M.
Ts an ar oor acin: hi
Clarke Sanding Machine Co., Muskegon, Mich. > oe

DUNBRIK, Cement Brick. Dunn Mfg. Co., Holland, Mich
i Mtg. 3 O% Holland, Mich.
Dunn, Mig. Holland, Mich.
-» Dubuque, “we
woe 4. Pont de Nemours & eat Grasselli Chemicals

opie —
aly 2 Casein a Paint, U. S. Gypsum Co., Chicago, Ill.

. 5-GLASE, Puttyless Rg Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co., Dubuque, Iowa

-Z-VENT, Storm Farle ,’ & Loetscher Mfg. Co., Dubuque, lowa

EBCO, Kitchen Sinks, wash inks; pesatin Fountains, Ebco es? Co., Columbus, Ohio
SSCO Sow a Pine; Southern ‘Hard —— & Ponderosa Pine; est Coast Woods; Oak

¥ Floo: Exchange Sawmills Sales Co., Kansas City, Mo.

ETERNIT, riAsbestos Roofing Products. Ruberoid 3 Y.

EVERDUR, etal, The American Bra: Co., Waterbury, Conn. and New York, su. F.

EVEREADY, Combination ee te ‘Porter-Cable Machine Co., Syracuse, N. Y

EXTERIOR-D.F.P. A., Exterio oo Douglas Fir Plywood Assn., Tacoma, Wash.

te = led Meta Shapes for Store ronts, Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass

'0., Toledo,

FA, Electric Ly Beuipmont, Pranks Adam Electric Co., St. Louis, Mo.

FARLITE, | i Loetscher Mfg. Co., — ue, Iowa
ARLO, NIQUE, _FARLO-VENT. O-KORE, Window Frames, Farley &
Loet Le Cite Co., ———, iowa
PA 7 Parley tscher Mfg. Dubuque, Io
ENESTRA, Screens ahd Insulating Windows, Detroit Steel Products Co., potest, Mich,
*‘ENESTRA, S Windows and Doors, Detroit Steel Products Co., Detroit, Mic
FENESTRA HOLORIB, Steel Roof Deck, Rag om | Steel Products Co., Detroit, Mich.
FERROBORD STEELDECK, Roof, Trusco’ — >. ’ Founestows. Ohio
FERROCLAD, Wall Panels, ruscon Steel Co.,
R

Ohio
UCT, Non-Metallic — floor Duct, Senseal Piectric Co., Appliance & Merch
Dept., ridgeport, Con
L ITE, Fiber Tile Board, “The Insulite Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
50-50, Garage Door Hardware, Allith-Prouty, Inc., Danville, Ill.

FIRZITE, Pretreatment for Fir, Breinig Bros., Inc., Hoboken, N. J.

eetts oD. Building Wire, General Electric Co., “Appliance & Merch. Dept.,
ep°

FLEXBOARD, Asbestos’ Building Board, Johns-Manville, New York, N. Y.

FLEXC) ate ion Joints, Celotex Corp Chi

FLEXGLASS, = 2 Glass Wall Covering Cloth- Backed, U. S. Plywood Corp.,

FLEX- T. mort arley fe oe Mfg. Co., Dubuque, Iowa

FLEXWOOD, or ck Veneers, U. S. Plywood Corp... New York, Y.

Pen, Roofing, ‘Sheathing and Insulating ‘Products, "Phe Flintkote A New

ork
4-SQU LUMBER, Lg ot Sales Co., St. Paul, Minn.
FRA NTZ * pullders _,Hardwa' — Mfg. Co., Sterling, Ill.

FRAZIE i tic Stairs, Frazier, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.
FUNGISEAL, Laux Sales Co., iE attion Wash

G-E, GENERAL ELECTRIC, Air Contitioning and a. _ egnent, General Electric

Co., Air Con Comm. Refri Dept., Bloomfiel

G-E GENERAL EL! CTRIC, BX Armored Cable, Service ~ Cable, Flexible Conduit,
General Electric Co. ——- & Merch. Dept., Bridgeport, Conn.

G-E, GENERAL te RIC, Electric ¢ Refrigerators, Kitchen Cabinets and Sinks, Electric

li Wiri Devices, Laundry Equipment, General Electric Co., Appliance
Merch. Dept., Bridgeport, Conn
GIBB LUXE Marbles ‘and Wood Reproductions, Gibbs Boardtile Corp., Chicago, Il.

oo " Quality. —— Aristo, and Economy BOARDTILE, Gibbs Boardtile

Corp., i

GILSONITE, Barber Asphalt Corp., Barber, N. J.

‘M' k Products, Generai Insulating & Mfg. Co., Alexandria, Ind
GLASTONE, Glass-Faced Mason ae, Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co., Toledo, Ohio

oor Mfg. Co., a Til.

pe Ry and Grates, Sowter — la Co., Los Angeles, Pom

MC Motor Trucks, General Motors Truck joach Division, Pontiac, Mich
GORILLA. GRIPS Solderless Mechanical Seaaethars, National Electric Prod. Corp.,

urg 5

as Sodium, Si Silicate, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Grasselli Chemicals

el.
GRAYLITE, Fiber Tile. ‘and Wallboard, The Insulite Co., wg Minn.
GUILDCUTTER, Electric Hand Saw, Syracuse Guild Tool Co., Syracuse, N. Y
GUILDSANDER, Portable Electric Belt Sander, Syracuse Guild Tool co. ° ” Syracuse, N. Y

HANSCO One-Hand sae Tacker, A. L. Hansen Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill.
HARBORSIDE, Plywood piaiae. —— Plywood Corp., Hoquiam, Was
HA ng. Doors; YPLYCRET Concrete "Form ‘Panels, Harbor

RBORD, Plywood, Sheath
ee Corp. Hoquiam

HART E, Exterior Plywood bans rh may “Harbor Plywood Corp. Hoquiam,
AWK SPREAD, White Lime Finish, Ohio a a & ply Co., Woodville, Ohio
EATEX, Wall Covering, Marsh Wall Inc. Ihio
EATILATOR, Fireplace ee a ance "Baskets, Héatilator’ Co., Syracuse, N. Y.
ERCULITE, Doors, Pittsburgh ss Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.

=RR Me ahetad Scala Metal’ Teen ‘Truscon Steel Co.. Youngstown, Ohio
HERZIM 1 Mouldings, Herron-Zimmers Moulding Co., Detroit, Mich.
EX-CEL, "Poultry Netting, American Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio, Chicago and

New Y
a “randy ganay"’ “‘Chief’’, ‘‘Commander’’, Floor Surfacing Machines, Hilger Co.,
HILCO. ‘Track,’ Frantz Mfg. Co., Sterling, Tl.
HOLLAND, Gas-, Oil-, and Stoker-Fired LA gg es Holland Furnace Co., Holland, Mich.
HOMASOTE, Building Board, Insulation Lath, Flooring, Etc., Homasote Co., Trenton, N. J.
HOMELITE, Portable Electric Generators and Contractors Pumps, Homelite Corp., Port

Chester.
HOOSIER. "Sectional Built-in Kitchen Cabinets, Side Cupboards, Tables and Sinks,
osier Mfg. Co., New Castle, Ind.
HOPE"! Ss. HOPKINS, AUSTRAL, Windows, Hope’s Windows, Inc., Jamesto Y.
HOTSTREAM, Gas- tool Automatic Water Heaters, Ele c Automatic Water ” Heaters.
Thermostats, we, Regulators, Furnace Coils and Electric Circulators, Hotstream
eater Co.. Cleveland,
HOTSTREAM, Wall Insert Radiant Heaters, Hotstream Heater Co., Cleveland. Ohio "
HUTHER, Band Saws, Circular Saws, Dado Lie seen 5 Planer and Jointer Knives, S@
Cutters, Huther Bros. Saw Mfg. Co., Rochester, N. °
viele ag — ne and Dampproofing Products, L. Sonnenborn Sons, Inc.
ork,
HY-RIB.” Metal Lath, Truscon Steel Co., Youngstown, Ohio

IDAHO WHITE PINE, Western Pine Assn., oo ag Ore.

IN-A-DOR BED, Murphy Door Bed Co., New York, Y. +

INCOR, High Early Strength Portland Cement, Lone star Cement Corp.. New York. N.- 1d

INS-LITE, Building Board, Wall Board, Tile Board & Plank, Roof Insulation, Co!
Storage Insulation, The Insulite Co.. Minneapolis, Minn.

IN-THE-DOOR Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co., Dubuque, Iowa

leofe oped

JUNIOR OVER THE TOP, Door Equipment, Frantz Mfg. Co., Sterling, Ill.

K-CEMO, Primer, U. S. Sg Co., Chicago, _

KENMAR, Copper Shingle ew Haven Copper Co., Seymour, Con

KIMSUL, ‘= ing ‘Blanket Insulation, Kimberly- Clark Corp., Chicago, Til. zine
KOL — Processed Red Cedar and Hand Split ae. Shingle Stain and

Coated Nails, ‘Weyerhaeuser Sales Co., St. Paul,
KOLOR-TRIM. Mouldines, Wood Conversion Co., St. Paul, Minn.
OST KUTTE Saw Rigs. Construction Machinery Co., Waterloo, Tow 1 Co.
aha Hal Rone and Square Gutter, Lock Seam Roll Roofing, Milcor Stee
waukee,
anaes 4 KOOLER Evaporative Air Conditioning Equipment, Hall Mfg. Co., Cedar Rapids.

owa
K-V_HANDY-CLAMPS, Knape & Vogt Mfg. Go. .» Grand Rapids, Mich ich.
K-VENIENCE. Clothes Closet Fixtures, Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co., Grand Rapids, Mich
KWIK-MIX, Concrete Mixers, Koehring Co., PiMilwaukee, Wisc.

Lara. Liquid Concrete Floor Hardener, L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc., New York, N. ¥-
TITE, Shingles, Barber Asphalt Corp., Barber,
CAUXLITE, Synthetic Resin Paint (Water), Laux Sales Co., Seattle, Wash.

MIA!
MILC
MILC

MILC
MIL

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S. Ohio
is; Oak

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sh.
1 Glass

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Merch

Dept.,
| Corp.,

¥.
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Electric
Conduit,

Electric
\ppliance

ago, Ill.
Boardatile

ria, Ind.
do, Ohio

i. Corp.,
‘hemicals

se, N. Ye

, Harbor

Ohio

)

icago and
ilger Co.,
nd, Mich.
ton, N. J.
orp., Port
1d Sinks,
1. ¥.

-” Heaters,
Hotstream

Ohio
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ion, Cold

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American Builder, April 1940.

LAUXTEX, Plastic Paint (Water), Laux Sales Co., Seattle, Wash.
LAWCO, ‘TIME-PROOF ng a inets, Ponnan —_ PURITAN, and ALL-AMERICAN
Cabinets and Bathroom Fix’ F. H. Lawson Co., Cincinnati, Oh

io
LAY-MORE, Concrete interlocking Building Tile, “Lay-bMore Tile Machine Co., Crawfords-

L-C-H, Wood Windows, N. S. W. Co., Detroit, Mich.

LEAD-S » Nails, The Deniston Co., Chica °

LEDS Nal Electric Elevators, Sedgwick Machine Co., New York, N. Y.
5 Nail eniston Co

ai eo 1.
LEHIGH,,” Portland Cement, Hi ag 4 Strength Cement, Mortar Cement, Lehigh
ortland ament Co., Allen

wn,

LIGNOPHOL servative and ‘Binish L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc., New York, N. Y.

LITHO-\ -WooD, ww & Loetscher Mfg. Co., Dubuque, low:

LITTLE ICAN, Floor —y 3 American ‘Floor Surfacing | Machine Co., Toledo, Ohio

LOETEX, Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co., Dubuque, Iowa

LOK-J JOINT —_, Fiberboard. eye Base, The Insulite Co., Minneapolis, Minn.

LONE STAR, Portland Cement, Lone Star Cement Corp., New York,

LOOMWIRE, Non-Metallic Sheathed Cable, National Electric Prod. Corp., ‘Pittsburgh, Pa.

LUCKE LEAK-P’ ROOF, Bath Tub Hangers, ‘Wm. B. Lu icke, Inc., Wilmette

LUSTRAGLASS Ultra Violet Ray Glass; LUSTRABLU and LUSTRAG GOLD, Glass for Mir-
rors, bie Tops and Other Decorating Purposes, American Window Glass Co.,

Pi tesburgh. Pa.

MACK, Truce, Mack Mfg. Co., Long Island ce New York, N. Y.
MAGIC | DOOR: os Stanley Works, Ld hy wy
n,

MAGNATAB, Ss gles, be mined oo Pla N. J.
MAJESTIC. + hogan nen Stsjest fas ant Furnaces. Cellar caeaead Frames, Kitchen
Ventilators and ment, Co., Hunti n,

ALL, Portable Electric ulpmen ma w Drivers, Belt Sanders, Concrete Sur-
facers_ and as and Planes; ra: bes SAW, Portable Electric Saws, Mall Tool

Co., cago,
MARCO, Folding oa Tie Stairs, Marschke Co., St. Paul, Minn.
MARLITE, Decorative Wall Panels, Marsh Wall Products, Inc.,’ Dover, Ohio
MARSH, ey By hroom Accessories, Waterproof Mastic, Marsh Wall Products,

Inc. ihio
MASONITE, Wood Fiber Structural Insulation, Masonite Corp., Chicago, Ill.
MASTAB, neningles,, Bs —— Asphalt rp., Barber, N.

d h Balances, Master Metal ‘strip Service, Inc., Cateage, Ill,

MAS TITE. Masonry Mortar, Ohio ‘drate & Supply Co., Woodville,

MEDUSA, Waterproofed Portland Cement (White and Gray), Waterproofing Powder,

merete Floor Coating, Medusa Portland Cement Co. = Ohic

MENGEL-BORD, Plywood. Panels. The Mengel, Co. Louisville,

MESKER, ‘‘Guildhall’’ Casements, ‘‘Mas Casements, “Sqetropolitan’’ Casements,
Bs uildhall aig — and ee Storm Sash, Mesker Brothers
ron oe Ss,

MFMA, Northern Hard ear. seerthers Beech and Northern Birch Flooring, Maple
Flooring Mfgrs. Ass 7

MIAMI, Betaroom Cabinets, "Miami eines Division of The Philip Carey Co., Middletown,

MILCOR °EXPANSION, Corner Beads, Base Screeds, Door and Window Casings, Milcor
t

Steel Co., Milwaukee, Wisc.
MILCOR, ‘Interlock’ Conductor Pi
Fittings: ican

pe, ‘‘Lockjoint’’ and ‘‘Titelock’’ Furnace Pipe
; **Amer **, “*Spanish’’ and ‘‘Titelock’’ Metal Tile; Steel Fence Posts;
Steel Access Doors, Basement Windows and Packa’ Receivers; Steel Studs for
Si and Hollow Partitions, Milcor Steel C Milwaukee, sc.
MILCOR, ‘‘Netmesh’’, ‘* 1 hy’, _ a ’s Specialmesh’’. ‘‘Stav- ae
= Mesh’’, and ‘‘SteelKraft’ 1 th, Milcor Steel Co., Milwaukee,

La Wis
MILCOR, ‘‘Perfect- ae ————— and ‘‘Non-Syphoning’’ Metal Roofing, Milcor “Steel
Co., M a?

I — jets 4 rim, curt 3 Companies, Inc., gs = owe

MOD Residential *pouble Hung Windows, Truscon Steel Co., Youngstown, Ohio
} ONARCH. ‘Wwootworkions Machines, American Saw Mill Machinery Co, Hackettstown. N. J.
MONARCH METALANE, Weatherstrip, Monarch Metal Weatherstrip Corp. » St. Louis, Mo.
MONOWALL, pocomattes Wall Panels, Armstrong Cork Co., Lancaster, Pa.

MULE-HIDE Roo ng. Products, The on = Chi ». Ill.

MULTI- BREARER ircuit Protectors, Dd Co., Detroit, Mich.

MURALAC, Plain Mirrored Surface Wal "Panels, Tylac Co., Monticello, Ill.

Ramet, Linoleum Floors and Walls, Congoleum-Nairn_Inc., Keoray. >
NEPCODUCT, Under Floor Wiring Systems, National Electric corp: “Pittsburgh, Pa.
NOF MA. Lge” -, irc! Essay Maple, and Pacan Flooring, National Oak Flooring Mfrs.
7mP s

ASS’
NON-SAG,.’ Farle: Tee Mfg. Co... Dubuque, Towa
NON_ STICK. Windows, N. S. Detroit, Mich

NU-WOOD, Kolor-Fast, Sta-Lite, interior Finish, Wood Conversion Co. ., St. Paul, Minn.

OHIO, enate Lime eee eee Lime, ene. Duenea Lime, Lump Lime, Exterior
S' o oodville,
OHIO RITEWALL, Fiber Lime 5 Ss Ohio Hydrate 2" upply 0., Woodville, Ohio
as 0.1 Woo A agg Interior Sand Finis In Colors), Ohio Hydrate
S oodville

Su
ON-THE-WA ning Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co., Dubuque, Iowa
OPEN TRUSS,’ Steel oists, Truscon Steel Co., Youngstown, Ohio
» TEX, Blackboard Glass, Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass +» Toledo, Ohio
RALL s > Le Equi ay Hall Mfg. Co., Cedar Rapids, —
Ovi ERFOLD, Gara’ Doors MRACLE Loetscher Mfg. Co., Dubuque, low:
OVERHEAD DOOR WITH THE MI E WEDGE, Overhead Door Corp., Hartford City, Ind.
OVER THE TOP, Door E Frantz Mfg. Co., Sterling, Ill.

PANELBESTOS, Asbestos-Cement Wall Board he Ruberoid Co., New York, N. Y.

PC, Glass Blocks and Archi ee we Pleesburgh Plate Glass Co., Pittsburgh, Pa

ren Bieie« ment. Comat } ne High Early Strength Portland Cement, Pennsylvania-
xie men orp.,

PEN eee Window Glass. PittsD burgh Plate Glass Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.

PHOBN Solid Braided Awning Line, Sash Cord, ag Cordage Works, Boston, Mass.

ONDER? Prod — of The Flintkote Co., New Yor' N. Y.

OT LIFT, Door Equipment, Frantz Mfg. Co., Sterling g. Ii.

PLASTEREZ, Synthetia sin-bound Interior Wali Coating, Laux Sales Co., Seattle, Wash

PLASTICO, ‘Latex Rul ibber, Moulage Materials, Warren-Kni a eo. Philidalphia, Pa.

PLEXITE, Sein, _— American Window Glass Co., P » Pa.

eas .! ie a ace Raceway Wiring Systems, Nationa Electrical Prod. Corp.,
tts urgh °

PLYFORM. Form Panel, Douglas Fir Plywood Assn., Tacoma, Wash.

PLY PANEL, Casinet Paneling, Douglas Fir Plywood Assn., Tacoma, Wash.

PLYSCORE, Sheathing, Dougias Fir Plywood Assn., Tacoma, Wash.

PLYWALL, all Board, Douglas Fir Plywood Assn., Tacoma, Wash.

PONDEROSA PINE, e —¥ Pine Assn., Portland, Ore.

POSITIVE, es fg. Co., Sterling, Il.

POTTSCO, Lightwel ht Concrete A , Celotex Corp., Chicago, Ill

PRESDW EM PRESDWOOD, Wall Board. Masonite Corp., Gnicago, tml

PRESTO, ig Stairs, Farley & Loetscher Mfe. Dubuque, Iow:

PROTECTOR. oultry Fence, American Steel & Wire Co., Cievelands Ohio, “Chicago and
ew

New York.
POL MAN UNIT, Sash Balances, Pullman Mfg. Corp. Rochester, N. Y.
Line Clamps, Stanley Works, New Britain, Conn
PUSH- LOVER. Overhead Door Hardware, Allith-Prouty, Inc., Danville, Ill.

QUALITYBILT, Foccuert, Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co., Dubuque, Iowa

QUARRE-PAK, Pre-cut Packa Unit Stone Fireplaces, Burlington Quarries Corp.,
ington. wit

WAR all Board, Masonite Co Chicago, Ill.

UIKHETER, B Built-in Electric Heaters, Fra! "Adams Electric Co. +» St. Louis, Mo.

RADIA, Electric Heaters, Shepler rete. oo... Pittsburg, Pa.
HEAD YBUILT, Fireplaces, Rea Co., Baltimore, Md.
RED DEVEL. Glass Cutters, Paint Conditioners, Wood Scrapers, and Glaziers Tools,
ndon’ P, Smith, Inc., Irvington, J.
RED Tor Plaster, Metal Lam, i ~ ating Wool, Lime, U. S. Gypsum Co., Chicago, Ill.
Door Fixtu Barn os _ Hange Ts, Rolling ore Ladders, Overhead
recy sfaile % and Track. Aliith- Reliable Jack bore" Dagion ont
cailo ng racke’ eliable ~ . m, o
REFREX, Mantels, Readybuilt Prod. Co., Baltim Md.
Blowers for ‘ventilation and forced air heating,’ Air Controls, 3" ., Cleveland, Ohio
REX’ AIRATE, Attic, Roof, Wall and Window Ventilators and Exhaust Fans, Air
Controls,’ Inc., Cleveland,

REX ons -PAK, Blower- Filter Units for Warm Air Furnaces, Air Controls, Inc., Cleveland,
REZ, eieer Synthetic, Resin Sealer and Primer for Plywoods, Laux Sales Co., Seattle,

RELIABLE, Fire

REZICOTE, neve’ Resin Paste Paint, our Sales Co., Seatiie, Wash.
REZITEX PRIMER, Wall Coating for Wood, Laux es Co., Seattle, Wash.
RICHARDSON, Products of The Flintkote Co... New York, N. Sev

ISING WEDGE, Doors, Dixon Door Co., Van Buren, Ind.
, INDED METAL, Wood Veneer Welded to Steel for Decorative Paneling,
orp ‘ge a, York, N. Y.
h Hardware, National Lock Go, Rockford, Ill.
R . ypsum Co., Chica:
ROT WAY, Door Hangers & Track, Frantz Mfg. Co., a 1.

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oaks. arated Finishin: iime, National Mortar & qn . Pittsburgh, Pa.
RUNWEL. oor Hangers & Track, Frantz Mfg. Co, ste ply ing, Ti.

UUD, Water Heaters, Ruud ie. Co., Pittsburgh,

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SAG-NOTT Doors, Harbor Plywood -» Hoquiam, Wash.
SAMSON, Shade Cord, Dumbwaiter “Cord, and Mason's Lines, Samson Cordage Works,

Mass
so N SPOT *Sash Cor Samson Cordage Works, Boston, Mass.
SATINCOTE, Fiver cite » a — Finishes With Washable Colors, The Insulite Co.,
Minneapolis, inn,

SAVUTIME, A Control for Gas Water Heaters, Savutime Devices,
SCOTCHMAN

Gas Furnace, Ebco Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio
SEAL-BAC, Shingles, Barber Asphalt

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SEDGWICK, SEDGVERSAL, Elevators and Hoists, Sedgwick Machine Works, New York,

SELF- OLA BRAND: Metal cath, Truscon Steel Co., Youngstown, Ohio
SEQUOIA Ps Californ Redwood, Redwood Sale: Co., San Francisco, Calif.
SeRre ung Windows, Truscon ‘Steel Co.. Youngstown, Ohio
SERVEL ELECTRO ROLUX, Gas Refri Servel, Inc., Evansville, Ind.
SH. hd 9 Aluminized Fir Gutters. Long Fir Gutter Co., Cadiz, Ohio
: Track, Frantz Mfg. Co., Sterlin ng, Ill.
SHEETROCK. Wall. oard, U. S. G Co., Chica: ml.
SHEPLER, Kitchen and Wail Venti itor. Shepler M: i Gone Pittsburgh, Pa.
E, Windows, Curtis Companies, Inc., Clinton, wa
mem TAM MRES, Fuses, General Electric Co., Applianc My & Merch. Dept., Bridgeport,

SIMPLEX, Casernents, Truscon Steel Co., a. hio
SISALKRAFT ° Roofin, ene gy Pape porcknweorea Sisalkraft Flashing Paper;
‘All Purpose’’ . Port ove nes, ‘gies kraft Co., Chicago, Ill.
hone” creed Saws, ortab Electric Tools, Skilsaw ee cee ’ Chicago, Til.

sk H ~E. Plates, Superio = Fastener Corp., Chicago, Ill.
LAM-Test,_ Shingle » * — phalt Corp.,

gles As N. J.
SMOO HCOTE, Fiber’ Tile Interior Finishes, "The Insulite Co., Minneapolis, Minn.
SNUGGER, Window and Door Latches, Casement Hardware Co., Chicago, Ill.
SOF-SHEEN, Semi-Gloss Paint, Breinig Bros., “inc., ~ go Jd
seemed ~" Calcium Chloride for Cement Hardening and Anti-Freeze, Solvay Sales Corp.
ew

N. Y.
SPA, Grade-Marked Lumber, Southern Pine Assn., Interstate Bank Bldg., New Orleans, La.
Casein Wood Filler for Fine Cracks, Laux Sales Co., Seattle, Wash.

SPEED, a Wa — Portland Sees S“aydrated, Lump and Pulverized
Lime, Louisville Cement Co., Louisville,

SPEEDMATIC, | ue Sanders, Portable Ele c Saws, Porter-Cable Machine Co.,
Syracuse

SPRUCE-UP Wallboara, Wood Conversion Co.. St. Paul, Minn.

SQUARE DEALS Boards,

SQU bre Up: Co.,
STAIE TRAVELLOR, Residence and. "Invaiia Elevator, Sedgwick Machine Works, New
or’
STANDARD Pynbing Fixtures, American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp., New
ork, N. Y. and Pittsburgh, Pa.
STA-RITE. ctngies, Barber Asphalt Corp., Barber, N. J.
STEE! E, en Cabinets, Steel Kitchens Corp. rom dise Mart, Chfcage, Il.
pat LOX, Building Sections, American Rolling Mill .. Middletown, oe

ERLING, Lag Instruments, Ny Knight Co. 5 Philadelphia,
STERLING, Wh nd Dui Carts, Sterling Wheelbarrow Co., Milwaukee, Wisc,
STOP-A- RATTLE, Anti Window Rattlers, Superior | By co Chicago, Ill.
STOP IT, Laux Sales Co., Seattle, Wash.
STOP-ROOT-RINGS, A-B-C Manufacturing Co., Quincy,

T Coat Sonnebo: Sons, Inc., my York, N. Y.
ST Overhead Type Doors, Strand Building Prod. Co., Birming ham, Mich.
STREAMLINE, Factory Finished Flooring, E. L. Bruce Co., Memphis, Tenn.
STREAMLINE TYLAC, Scored Wall Panels, Tylac Co., Monticello, Ill
SUCCESS MACHINERY, Cement Brick, Concrete Block, Drain and Roofin; Tite Machines
Molds; Concrete Mixers, Concrete Equipment tee Holland, ich

SUGAR PINE, Western Pine Assn., Yeon ‘ortlan
EAM, Warm Air Furnaces and Air Condit oning Units, American Radiator & Standard
Sanita » New York, N. Y. and

s Screen Cloth, Reynolds Wire Go., Dixo

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SUPERFAS mh Soiners, “Screen asteners” and Turn Buttons, Superior Fastener
cago .

SUPER. ARBORD, PI peed and PLYCRETE Concrete Form Panels, Harbor Plywood

oquiam,
SUPERIOR, Hy. Masons Lime, National Mortar & Su Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.
SYNTRON, Portable Electric Tools, Concrete Vibrators, Syn nm to., Homer City, Pa.

TAKE-ABOUT, Portable Belt Senders, Porter-Cable Machine Co.,
DE XE, “MW

TEMBOARD, TEMBOARD . TE OOD, TEMPERED TEM WooD, ‘BLOCKED
w Armstrong Corks Co., amcamset, Pa.
TEM-CLIPS, Armstro Cork Co., Lancaster, Pa.

ng
=, Staite pn ag and "Insulation; DE besos Interior Finishes, Armstrong
nea:

c Co. r, Pa.
SMPRTILE, Wood Fiber Tile, Masonite Corp. mon
PRYTE, Insulating pews. Truscon el Co. Retitcun, Ohio
SEAL, Sheathing, Lancas

‘ork coe
EN, Barn Door Hang. ers, ey Allith- Prouty, Inc., ‘Danville, In.
NIX, Termite Contro ruce Co.,
Roofing

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ACO. be oe Products “on Asbestos Fibre’ Be Roof. ‘Coating, The Texas Co.,
ew
TEXOLITE, Casein Paint f.. Gypsum Co., Chicago, Ill.
halt Shingles.” The uberoid Co., New York, N
TEXTOLITE, Plastic Panels, General Electiic® ‘cu, Plastics Dept., Pitts.

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TEXTONE, Plastic Paint, U. S. Gypsum Co., Chica Tl,
THERMAX Chic

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, Structural Insulation, Celotex Orp., cago, Ill,
THERMOPANE, Double-Glazing, Lib bbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co., Toledo, Ohio,
TI-BON, Laux Sales Co., Seattle, Wash.

TIGER — Wit Rope, American Steel & Wire Co., Cleveland, Ohio, Chicago
an ew
TIMBERTEX, Asbestos Shingles, Ruberoid Co., New York, N. Y.
TRANSITE, Asbestos Comeau’ Sheathi —~4 Roofing and Pipe, Johns- Manville, New BS ie H. Y.
TRIMIX, Integral Liquid W: oor L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc., New York,
TRINIDAD NATIVE ARE ASPHALT, Lorber Asphalt Co., Barber, N.
TR 5 BP dg AO Toxic Wood Preserver, Protection . Mf ‘g. "Co. es Kalamazoo, Mich,
TRIPLE LOCK, Lead ‘Seal Nails, The Deniston Co., Chicago
TROUBLE SAVER, fe olding Brackets. i ~ Scaffolding Goll: Evansville, Ind
TRU-FIT, Douglas F ir Entrance Door, F: » yor Institute, Tacoma Blidg., yaaa, Wash.
. Truscon Steel oo Yor stown, Ohio
pers Wood Conversion St. pet. Min:
pata gh 8 Tempered Plate Glass, Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Co., "Toledo, Ohio
-wooD, W Conversion Co., St. Paul, Min:
TYLAG, Tile-Finish Fibre Wall Pannels; Wallboard.’ Adhesives; Stainless Steel Mould-
ings: Ferenc White Alloy Metal Mouldings: Presdwood Mouldings, Tylac Co.,
0,
TYLITE. Pisin Panels in Colors, Tylac Co., Monticello, Il.

bidet ILADE, Ley Blowers, Autovent = & Blower Co., Chicago, Ill.
ILITE, Flush Plywood ?-. ork, N. Y.
UNIPAK ae UNIPAK- — “Casement Windows, “Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co., Dubuque,

usa, i aoe Qypcum Co., Chicago, Ill.
VU. S. 8. bRICAN oven Wire, Barbed Wire, Monitor and Prairie Fence, American
Cleveland, Ohio, Chicago and New York
U.S.S. “COPPER. STEEL. Sheets, Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa., and

en Co., Birmingham,
U. 5.5. bys 2 "Prefabricated Steel Buildings, Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co.,
rmingham, "

U.S.S. STO -SEAL, ~~ g Roofing and Siding Sheets, American Steel & Wire Co.,
Cleveland, Chicago and New York, Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa.
and Tennessee 1, Iron & R. R. Birmi na a.

UNIVERSAL, Roof Deck, American Rolling Mill Co., ddletown, Ohio

UPSON,. ““Strong- Bilt’? and ‘‘Kuver ~ Panels, “puDle Thik’’ Fibre “rile, “‘Artwal"’,
“decotile’’, Upson Co., Lockport, N. Y.

Casein Paint (Water), Laux Sales Co., Seattle, Wash

vicron, Disappearing Stairs, Farley Loetscher g. Co., Dubuque, Iowa
VICTOR IN-BILT, Built in Ventilators, Victor Blectsi ¢ Products, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
vi IeToR PANEL-AIRE anel her - pend for Windows and Transoms, Victor Elec

ucts, Inc., Cincinnati,

VIRTOLITE, Structural Glass, Libbey-Owens- Ford Glass Co., Toledo, Ohio

VITROL iat Color Fused Tem pores Plate — papeg Crene-Tord Glass Co., Toledo, Ohio
VULCA: Asphalt Shing md Roofin; Roof t Cements; Asphalt and

Parred: Felts; Brick-Tex Asphalt Siding. Certain-teed Corp., New York, N. Y.

welt seen. Flat Paint, Breinig Bros., Inc., Hoboken, M <i
ley & Loetsc!

THERSEAL, Far’ her Mfg. Co., Du puqye: .te
WEATHERWOOD, Insulating Board, Tile and Plank Gy ypsum Co., Chicago, Ill.
Ware ase panower Stalls, Gliese Shower Doors and Shower’! Stall Receptors, Henry

LISTEEL, I ‘ART, WEISALOY, Metal Pastisions, Henry wes Mf; oo; Elkh
v RD, Hardwood Plywood Panels, U.S. Plywood w York —
wi eLDWOOB, Waterproof Plywood, U. Plyw. Corp. New York,
WHALE, Clothes Lines, Samson Co a orks,

Boston s.
1ITE REZ, ree S Resin Sealer, Laux Sales Co., Seattle, Wash
ITE’S IMPROVED. ~ gg BH Materials and Instruments, Surveying Instruments, David
White Co., ys
IN-DOR, Casement Window tt Hardware Co., Chica Ti.
VOLMANIZED D LUM BER. American > & Treating Co., Chi Th’
WONDER, Ti Tork Concrete Mixers, Construction Machinery Co., icles, Iowa.
c Protect:

OODLIFE, Buy Repellent for W on . Co., jamazoo, Mich.
OODYOUT: Depett ent per Wood, Protection Prod. - pits Co., Kalamzoo, Mich.

WRIGHT-ON-TO en right Rubber Prod. Co., Racine, Wisc.
WRIGHTEX, tor cGom OR, Rubber" ‘rite. right Rubber Prod. Co., Racine, Wis.

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A SURE-FIRE AID

IN gi NEW HOME SALES...

REX AIRATE
Comfort Cooling

Your prospects’ faces will
light with pleasure when you
switch on the REX AIRATE
and send a refreshing air flow
through the house. It is a
feature that’s hard to resist
because it means summer com-
fort for many years to come.
A REX AIRATE adds little to
the cost of a house, but in-
creases its sales value tre-

All-steel package unit with automatic mendously.

ceiling shutters is easy to install in

any attic. Five sizes. WRITE FOR DATA
AIR CONTROLS, INC.

Div. of The Cleveland Heater Co., 1931 W. 114th St., Cleveland, Ohio.

American Builder, April 1940,

i Cuts
Straight or
at Angles

Wood, tile, marble, cement, rein-

forced concrete—most anything.

The SpeedWay 185 handles the

job, whatever it is—4,600 r.p.m., 1%

h.p All ball bearing with guaranteed

spiral and bevel gears, accurate bevel

adjustment and ripping guide. Weighs only 25

. Ibs. Oil twice a year. The sturdiest general-pur-
More Tool pose saw built. 5 other types.

fmiimutiite opeedWay Manufacturing Co. WRITE FOR
1823 So. 52nd Ave. CICERO, ILL. CIRCULAR

WODACK “‘Do-All’’
Combination Electric
Hammer and Drill

Drills
Concrete

Drills
Metal

Drills
Wood

Made so the hammer can be taken off the drill
without removing chuck. Two tools in one. Use
star drills for conecrete—twist drills for metal
and wood. Capacity in concrete 144”—metal %”
—wood %”. Additional uses—chipping, chiseling,
vibrating, bush hammering, tamping, grinding and
buffing. A money maker for builders and installers
of building equipment. Saves time, expense and
muscle. Runs from lamp socket, AC or DC. Star
drills all sizes 4%” to 154”. Write for folder.

Wodack Electric Tool Corp.

4630 W. Huron St. Chicago, Illinois

SS RS Floor Sanders
‘,
Ry és NO GEARS, PULLEYS OR BELTS
Ves “Only One Moving Part”
Increase profits and prestige—yet
reduce upkeep expense. Motor forms
ee . 5 sanding drum. Works directly up to
Only Reid-Way were quarter-round on BOTH SIDES
po rev oe the r te “ Speedy, powerful, clean-finish ng
principle of Be One person can carry and opera e.
Only One : . ‘ ‘
Moving Part’ Equipped with automatic sandpaper -
. tightener and motor protector.
REID-WAY OSCILLATOR for Piano-like finish
For handsome hand-rubbed effect with-
out extra labor costs, use Reid-Way
Oscillator on last finishing cut.
SEND TODAY FOR FULL IN-
FORMATION ON REID-WAY “8'
FLOOR FINISHING SYSTEM.
.
e - orporation
904 30th St. S.E. Cedar Rapids, lewa

THE STEEL SQUARE “CORRECTLY?
| CARPENTERS! TINNERS! MILLRIGHTS! STUDENTS!

Know how! It’s easy with our chart. The square is the
basis of all carpentry. Know how to find the lengths of
the different rafters, commons, hips, valleys and jack ratfters.
How to read the brace table and the board foot table.
How to frame any polygon or cut its mitres. How to find
any angle in degrees, also many other things. Blue print
27”x36” gives full explanation. Send 35c in coin for your
chart, or $1.00 for three charts. Print name and address
plainly.

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MASON AND PARRISH
ENGINEERS
2105 N. BURDICK ST. KALAMAZOO, MICH.

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MAKE DRAIN TILE. Big 4-way market. Farm
drainage—building foundations—new and old
road drainage—suburban and farm home sani-
tation systems.

BIG PROFIT MARGIN. Material and labor
costs approximately 30c per rod of tile. Sells
for 40c to 80c. Machine capacity 10 rods per
hour. New Champion Machine simple, easy to
operate. Shipped on 15 days’ trial.

INVESTIGATE. Write today. Learn about the
profit possibilities for you with this machine.

CONCRETE EQUIPMENT COMPANY
513 Ottawa Ave. Holland, Mich.

GET THE GOOD OUT OF YOUR
ATTIC. BY USING OUR IMPROVED
rolmeliniem-ne-Vi-h. 0 wa

NO RAFTER CLEARANCE NEEDED

NO OBSTRUCTION TO ATTIKK
FLOOR --NO CABLES OR PULLEYS

CONVENIENT—ATTRACTIVE
MAKES ANY HOME WORTH $500
Niel-13

Write for free Folder A-48

THE MARSCHKE CoO.,
551 University Ave.,
St. Paul, Minnesota

Are You Losing
Any Tools?

Do you know which tools are yours
—which your workmen's? You can
be sure, and prevent both accident-
al loss and theft when tools, lad-
ders, scaffolding and construction
lumber, wheelbarrows, etc., are
clearly and permanently branded.

Mark the evidence of your owner-
ship permanently with an Ever-
hot brander! Write for illustrated
literature.

EVERHOT MFG. CO.
Dept. AB
MAYWOOD, ILL.

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